New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.])
February 8, 1908

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Tribune. ve LXVIL....N* 22364. m#<es NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1908.—SIXTEEN PAGS. Suess, PRICE THREE CENTS. New-Dork IRB MORSE COMING BACK. SEEN ON CAMPANIA. 1171 Remain Abroad Only Ten Days, He Says. MORSE COMING BACK. SEEN ON CAMPANIA. 111 Remain Abroad Only Ten Days, He Says.’ Queenstown. Feb. T.—A correspondent of The Associated Press boarded the Cunard Line steamer Campania to-night and found Charles Ww Morse. of New York, un the smoking room enioring a game of cards. Without a moment's pesitation Mr. Morse granted an interview. Extracts from London newspapers referring to him as having fled from his creditors were own to Mr. Morse, who said there was abso juteivy nothing in these reports. He called them «New York sensationals.” He added that he had sent cable dispatches to New York con cerning his position, and that he would rectify gratters when he returned there. He was travelling partly on business and partly for pleasure for a week or ten days, he sald. Asked where he purposed going after he janded at Liverpool, Mr. Morse begged to be -excused from replying. “you can.” he said. “say with certainty that my stay will not exceed ten days on this side, gnd that then I will return to New York.” Mr. Morse proceeded from Queenstown to Liverpool on hoard the Campania. He is travel ling under an assumed name—probably C. M. Moore. Mr Morse made no secret of his identity and smiled when he was informed of the reports soncerning him that had reached the English newspapers. Mr. Morse talked in a similar vein tn other newspaper correspondents who boarded the Campania here. He seemed 10 regard the period of liquidation in the United States as the aftermath of the recent panic. On his return to the United gtates he said he would endeavor to reconstruct his interests and hoped they would work smoothly and give satisfaction. At the conclusion of the interview Mr. Morse against resolutely declined to divulge what his movements in Europe would be, but it is be Yeved he will go to Paris. “70 PAY OLD SCORES.” Friend of Banker Says He Will Amass Another Fortune. All doubts of the whereabouts of Charles Ww. Morse were dispelled early last evening by the dispatch from Queenstown saying that he had been found on hoard the Campania. His friends gre now confident he will be back in the city in gnother fortnight. Both his counsel, Albert B. Brzrdman, and Mrs. Morse had said positively earlier in the day that Mr. Morse had sailed last Szturday on the steamer, Mrs. Morse adding thet she had seen him off at the pier. Mr Boardman said that he was glad to hear that Mr. Morse was in good condition physically on his arrival, and although he had received no positive word from his client was sure that he would return in another week. Mr. Stimson sz2id that he was glad to have his conviction that Mr. Morse was on the Campania confirmed. Philip J. Britt, Mr. Morse’s counsel in many cases, said that he had been sure that his client “I met him Friday,” he said, “and he told me that he was intending to sail the next day on the Campania. I told him that I thought it.was rather an ill advised thing to do just now, but he s2id that i* would be all right, as he was going io return in a week or so. He said he wanted tn go for two reasons, business and pieasure, but that his stay would be as brief as possible. had s=ziled “A month or more before he sailed Mr. Morse wrote tn United States District Attorney Stim son that he understond the federal grand jury might want his testimony about the nationai tanks. and zs he wanted ‘to go abroad then he would like to appear before the jury as soon as he enuld, that it might not disarrgnge his plans. Mr Stimson did not e211 him, however, and he ¢ziled last Saturday, as he had been planning iD dn" “Ther will not be as glad to see Morse as they might be when he gets back in Wali Rireet” said an old acquaintance of the banker vesterdar. “As soon as he gets this muddle cleared up there's gring to be trouble for some the. Morse can always get a big following, and he will get back hard at those who have been pounding him the last few months. There's not much doubt that he can get another big fortune together if he tries, and he is likely in amassing it to pay off al! the scores which have been accumulating for some time. He never has failed to get even with his enemies before, znd unless he is hit harder than is thought is not likely to do £0 now.”

BOARDMAN BEFORE GRAND JURY. The federa! grand jury had Mr. Boardman before it for a long time yesterday, and imme diztely after the lawver was dismissed Will fem J. Fiynn, chief of the local Secret Service bureau, went into the office of United States Attorn Stimson znd had a conference with him. This visit of the Secret Service man was g=nerzlly accepted as having to de with the Morse case, but it could not be confirmed.

Like ».Juetice O'Brien. who was before the federz! zrang jury on Thursday, Mr. Board man is understood tn have been examined at length about the reported sale of a big block of Nationa! Bank of North America stock. When Hr. Boardman left the grand jury room he said he had received no reply to his wireless mes 88gc 10 Mr Morse on the Campania advising him to rergrn at once.

Later Mr. Boardman said to a Tribune re Porter: “1 have no doubt that the reporter who &ent the dispatch saw Mr. Morse, but it is ridicu ous 15 say that he was travelling under an as fumed name, for I am sure that he was mot. For a man of Mr. Morse’'s well known personal Peculiarities it would be almost impossible to #ffect an incognito by travelling under 3 name not hie own, znd vou may be sure that he did not do it. And if he should attempt such a thing he would certainly not take a name £0 Eimilzr to his own as M. Moore.

“I think #t is all nonsense to talk about his having zny business abroad. Of course Mr. Morse knows what he is doing better than I do, but I am sure that all that took him to the other® ¥ide of the water was a desire to rest. People “re making a mountain out-of gmolehill in this Inatler. The talk about his being seen in this ty since the Campania safied is childish non Senge.” Mr. Boardman said he had not yot received Guy dispatch from Mr. Morse himself,

Adolph Rado, one of the assistant cashiers of the Bank of North America, was called before We jury in the afternoon to explain, it Is said, ime statements, presumably prepared by the bark examiners, concerning the bank. Deputy Sheriff Metzger has served all the at ts obtained by the receivers of the Na tonal Bank «f North America against any “quity Mr. Morse may have in various banks, Buy five of the institutions not yet having made i Coaticved on sccutd Page. THREAD GRAND CANYON HAZARDOUS TRIP OVER. HAZARDOUS TRIP OVER. Russell and Monett Arrive Safely at Mojave, Cal. Needles, Cal, Feb. 7.—Charles S. Russell and E R. Monett, miners, who came all the way through the Grand Canyon in a 16-foot row boat, reached Fort Mojave, fifty miles north of here, to-day, and after telephoning theauthori ties here of their near arrival started on down the river. Great preparations have been made to give them a rousing welcome when they reach here. Russell said that they might be ex pected to arrive at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn ing. A suite of robmis in Recreation Hall, a railroad hotel, has been reserved for the pair, and a reception in their honor will be held to morrow night. Not since 1889, when Robert B. Stanton landed here after a successful fight of 752 miles against the river, has there been so much excitement in the town. Russell made the following statement over the telephone to day: a

“The river below Bright Angel for one hun dred and fifty miles was so much worse than the worst places in the four hundred and twenty miles above that there is no compatison. I have never seen Niagara, but if it is worse than Diamond Creek Rapids it must be more than rocks and water. After the damage to our boat in Hermit Creek Rapids, near Bright Angel, we did not dare try to lower the boat through this fall. Maonett managed to climb down the side of Long Rapids, but I shot them. The boat capsized half way through, and I was unable to crawl out from underneath until we had been shot down into a big eddy at the bottom. Monett helped to get the boat ashore and we found things all right. Monett car ried all the exposed plates and thus saved our photographs. We shall reach Needles at 10 o'clock in the morning. The river is so Jow in this flat country that we had to push ourselves off the sand bars half the time last week. We will end the trip with about two dave’ supply of provisions—pretty close figur ing”

Russell refused to divulge the success they had found Tn the way of minerals in Second Gorge. where it is generally supposed

Granite in all the length there exists the richest ore of the canyon. Starting September I"tah. the men will have covered the in 141 days if they reach here -to-morrow. The right Angel was made in thirty 20 from Green River, 752 miles 232 miles from B three dave, —————————————a DOCTOR COC. {INE VICTIM. Physician Had Been Despondent vrr Inability to Break Habit.

Cedarholm, of No. bl) Berkeley Place, Brooklyn, was found dying from an over dnse of cocaine in his office vesterday afternoon and expired within fifteen minutes after Dr. Henry M. Mills, of No. 192A Sixth avenue, reached his side. Dr. Cedarholm had been ad dicted to the use of cocoaine for several years, and at times he had been despondent over his inability to break the habit. Dr. Cedarholm was porn in Stockholm, Sweden, forty-five vears ago He came to America in 1862 and was graduated from Long sland College Hospital in 1906. He leaves a wife and a daughter. pr. David L. BRITISH TARIFF REFORM. L.cazue’s Delegates Tell of (Gains— r+ (Chamberlain's Message. London, ieb. 7 The Tariff Reform League held its annual love feast here to-day, and judging from the enthusiasm of the 1,500 dele gates in attendance the protectionists are more than satisfied with the progress of the move ment, which Joseph Chamberlain announced in a message to the meeting “has surpassed my most sanguine expectations.” Viscount Ridley, president of the league. gmade an address, in which he referred to the wide support given to the movement hy the educated classes, and pointed out that the 2,186 vice-presidents of the league included sixty-five members of the House of Commons, 170 members of the House of Lords and 204 Parliamentary candidates and former members of Parliament.

The principal resolution, embodying the tariff reformers’ ‘confession of fiscal faith,” which was declared to be the official policy of the 1 nionist party, was carried by acclamation. i

Budapest, Feb 7--A report that Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt is to marry Count Hadik has been re ceived here, but there is skepticism concerning {1s authenticity. Nothing seems to be known in aris tocratic eireles here concerning the matter. The count is a son of the late Admiral Hadik. He is now in Budapesi. He is a Hungarian Deputy and eniove a good reputation. Berlin, Feh. 7. -Siegmund Friedburg. a private hanker and owner of the finaneizrl newspaper, “The Inv:stors" Adqviser.,” has disanpeared. It ig s0id bis liabliit.ics anount te $00,400.

[HREAD GRAND CANYON |W. E. COREY OPTIMISTIC BOTH TAFT AND HU! HAZARDOUS TRIP OVER.|STEEL MARKET REACTION.| PRAISED BY WOOD: Says Secretary Is Greates Russcll and Monett Arrive Safely at {Ore Producers Decide to Maintain THREAD GRAND CANYON |W. E. COREY OPTIMISTIC [By Telegraph to The Tribune. A BUMOR IN BUDAPEST. RANKER OWING $400,000 MISSING. ICE FIELDS FLOATING DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER. le I nes cope: PR 2 ENE To W. E. COREY OPTIMISTIC STEEL MARKET REACTION. Ore Producers Decide to Maintain Prices Current in 1907. Dy A€iEsiT Pa WwW 108 11i0unt.a Cleveland, Feb. 7.—W. E. Corey, president of the United States Steel Corporation, while here to-day declared his belief in the return of nor mal industrial conditions, prefacing his predic tion with a review of the operations of the cor poration. He declared that the mills of his com pany had already increased in production due to the reaction from the low ebb in the middle of December, when 36 per cent of the production avas the best they could do, to between 45 and 50 per cent of the usual output at the present time. In support of his belief in better conditions the conference of iron ore producers and steel makers called here to-day to fix a basis for ore prices for the season of 1908, which basis is the foundation for steel prices, decided to maintain the price of 1907 in the face of what had seemed discouraging market indications. Mr. Corey was the chief figure in this conference, which was participated in by representatives of the Republic, Cambria, Jones Laughlin and other steel concerns, and by a host of iron ore pro ducers. ir. Corey, in the discussion of the steel in dustry and market conditions, declared he de sired to be conservative. “I can say, however,” said Mr. Corey, “that I am optimistic as to the situation. Conditions in the steel industry are becoming bette with ever increasing rapidity. There have been no setbacks. It has been a good, gradual growth of real business. As stocks all over the country have been low, the increase in business can bes regarded as due to a real demand. There has been no purchasing ahead. But our business, which was at a low ebb in the middle of December, when we were producing only 36 per cent of our capacity, has grown steadily until now our mills are producing between 45 and 50 per cent of the usual pro duction. The demand for wire, tubes and tin plate is good.

“I might mention a Western railroad’s in quiry recently for 60,000 tons of Cassatt rails as indicating a renewed demand for rails. This has not been closed, but it indicates real busi ness and a betterment of conditions.

“With the improvement I have noted, good demand for wire, tinplate and tubes and an in quiry for rails which looks like coming business, 1 feel a conservative optimism for the steel trade this year. I am of the opinion that the normal stage will be reached by the end of the year at the latest.” The United States Steel Corporation is not a purchaser of ore, as it has its own mines, but owing to this ownership is interested in the selling price of ore. There was little for Mr. Corey to do, however, as there was no apparent disposition of the mine owners to make a rate less than that which prevailed last year. To maintain the price, however, there is every indication that a reduction will be made in the amount of ore mined. This reduction was de cided upon in the New York conference of a few days ago, but no announcement was made at the time. The principal reason given for the re fusal to reduce the prices was that it would make necessary a reduction in wages of the miners of the Lake Superior district, who are said to be now receiving the highest wages ever paid in that district. The curtailment will mean the idleness of many boats on the Great Lakes this summer, and a general falling off in the lake marine traffic. Last vear 41288755 tons of ore were mined. This year one mine owner stated it is not ex pected that the output will exceed 25,000,000 tons. Although no report was made as to any action taken at to-day's meeting, yet it was inti mated that the 1807 rate would prevail. Last vear the rate for ore was as follows: Bessemer, $5 a ton, Mesaba Bessemer, $475 a ton; Ol4 Range non-Bessemer, $430 a ton, and Mesaba non-Ressemer, $4 a ton. ACTIVITY IN THE STEEL TRADE. RN 7 Ty yo aT Philadelphia, Fe the following steel rail nh. 7.—It was learned toMay tha orders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been placed with the fol lowing companies: United States Steel Corporation 27.50 tons; Cambria Steal Company, 11,000; Penn: sylvania Steel Company. 11.000; Lackawanna Steel Company, ~,500. The contract price for the ralls could not he learned. Lancaster, Penn., Feb. 7.—Tha Susquehanna iron and Steel Company will start up its pipe and rolling mills at Columbia and its rolling mill at York on Monday. The Celumbia plants employ from 1,2X to 1.500 men, and the one at York 250. The other mills of the Susquehanna company and the Jansen rolling miils, #11 at Columbia, ran double time last

week. Pittsburg, Feb. 7.—Notices were posted to-day at the W. Dewees Wood mill at McKeesport that ten mills, including the forge and bar mills, will start next Sunday night. It is expected that the hammer house will start on Tuesday. Employment will be given to about one thousand men when the mill is placed in full operation. It has been operated only a few days ar a time since last December. It is said that there are orders enough to keep the mill in operation for a long time. (hicago, Feb. ©.—The plant of the Federal Fuar nace Company at South Chicago will resume opera tions on February 20. The plant, which manu {actures pig iron and gives employment to six hun dred men. has been closed since December 15. a r—————————r————————————— ee ee hk ORR PPSrSSIRIFS AAA TEE 7.—It was learned to-day thal Philadelphia, Feh. 7 the following steel rail orders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been placed with the fol lowing companies: United States Steel Corporation, 2; 50 tons; Cambria Steel Company, 11,000; Penn sylvania Steel Company, 11.000; Lackawanna Steel Company, 5,50. The contract price for the ralls could not he learned. Lancaster, Penn., Feb. 7.—Tha Susquehanna iron and Steel Company will start up its pipe and rolling mills at Columbia and its rolling mill at York on Monday. The Celumbia plants employ from 1,200 to 1.500 men, and the one at York 250. The other mills of the Susquehanna company and the Jansen rolling mills, #1 at Columbia, ran double time last week Pittsburg, Feb. 7.—Notices were posted to-day at the W. Dewees Wood mill at McKeesport that ten mills, including the forge and bar mills, will start next Sunday night. It is expected that the hammer house will start on Tuesday. Employment will be given to about one thousand men when the mill is placed in full operation. It has been operated only a few days ar a time since last December. It is said that there are orders enough to keep the mill in operation for a long time, (hicago, Feb. ©.—The plant of the Federal Fuar nace Company at South Chicago will resume opera tions on February 2. The plant, which manu {actures pig iron and gives employment to six hun dred men has heen closed since December 15. GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER. “Ita purity Las made it famous.” —Advt IBY Telegreph te The Tribune. BOTH TAFT AND HUGHES ee BOTH TAFT AND HUGHES PRAISED BY WOODRUFF. PRAISED BY WOODRUFF. Says Secretary Is Greatest Man Neat to President. Timothy IL. Woodruff told the members of the New Hampshire Society at their dinner at the Hotel Savoy last night that, next to President Roosevelt, ‘the greatest man in the United States is William H. Taft. 1 have also an abiding faith in Charles E. Hughes,” he said. The names of both Secretary Taft and Governor Hughes were cheered to the echo, but the noise was louder when he spoke of the latter. “I have lived in the atmosphere created by Wall Street,” said Mr. Woodruff, “but I can tell you that if there is a man here who be lieves that the influences which emanate from that ‘centre dominate the minds of the people of this country he is mistaken. I do not be lleve that any man, even if he had the elo quence of a Webster, could argue the negation of what Theodore Roosevelt said in his mes sage of a week ago, any more than he could negate the Ten Commandments. Theodore Roosevelt has his own way of getting at things. but he has got at them in a way that js satisfactory to the masses of the people. “1 have an abiding faith in William H. Taft as the greatest man in the United States next to Theodore Réosevelt. I also have an abiding faith in the wonderful ability Hf the present Governor of this state, Charles E. Hughes. I would invite any Democrat to pick any living man, and if he can win against any of them, he js welcome to any success he can achieve.” Ex-Judge Henry E. Howland, who presided, said: “The community is in a disturbed condition through business busting, Constitution busting, red fire and hullabaloo. The man in power has an unfair advantage, like the clergyman who has a whole week to get up his case, and does not have to listen to any reply, but when busi ness goes to the dogs it is not the time to sit tamely and not answer back. In the face of all this fury and hysteria, Congress and the legis latures have been passing innumerable laws and then stopping to ask the courts what they mean. All of them have been declared uncon stitutional, the 80-cent gas bill, the employers’ liability bill, the bill which provided that union men could not be discharged, the unconstitu tional rate bill, which would have put every railroad in the hands of a receiver. “I confess my inability to understand the at tacks upon the railroads, which have done more than anvthing else for the prosperity of this country. Every railroad is now the target for the attacks of any Tom, Dick and Harry. “The vicious Sherman act has done more in jury to this country than any other act, and it produced the Northern Securities decision, which did incalculable injury, but it seems that any thing which opposes a corporation is all right. There must be a revolt against such things or the prosperity of this country will not continue much longer. There is no reason why every man in charge of a large business should be called dishonest.” Irving W. Drew, the leader of the New Hamp shire bar, made a bitter attack on Winston Churchill and his novel, “Coniston,” dealing with political conditions in New Hampshire. “There is no excuse and no apology,” said Mr. Drew, “for such a fly-by-night statesman coming into the state and writing supposed facts which we all know are not facts. He hag held up our Supreme Court as a corrupt court, which is untrue, and which must enrage every Joyal son of New Hampshire.” Mr. Waodruff also said he enjoyed Mr. Drew's remarks about Winston Churchill, and in a passing reference to Syracuse University said “Rockefeller's monev may be considered tainted because 'taint yours and ‘taint mine.” TAKEN II.I. IN HOTEL. Police Say Woman from Goldfield Took Overdose of Veronel. Because, as the police say, she had taken an overdose of vernnel while ill from pneumonia, Mrs. M. E. Patrick, a widow, of Goldfield, Nev, was removed in an ambulance last evening from the Hotel York, at 36th street and Seventh ave nue, where she had been staying for some time, to Roosevelt Hospital, where she was reported later to be in a serious condition. Dr. J. T. Westerman, of No. 6 East 32d street, who has been attending Mrs. Patrick, said that she undoubtedly had taken an overdose of one of her sleeping powders. He had instructed her, he said, not to take them without his permis sion. UXURY FOR ICEMEN IN JAIL? Toledo, Feb. 7.—In a communication to Judge Kinkade, a prisoner in the county jail complains that. the convicted lcemen are enjoying special privileges, such as receiving visitors at all times; that elaborate meals are sent in to them; that they are permitted to go to and from the jallor's effice at will to use the telephone, and that rugs and other articles are brought in to make the cells of the icemen comfortable. The prosecutor will in vestigate. FLORIDA--EAST OR WEST COAST. Seaboard Florida "Limited-—-Daily Pullman train to Bt. Augustine, Pinehurst Camden—Columbia. Shortest Florida route. Office 1183 D'way.—Advt Former President of Philadelphia Chanter. D. A. R.. Inhales Gas. Philadelphia, Feb. T7.—Miss Harriet Baird Hney, former president of the Philadelphia Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, committed suicide at her home in this city last evening bv inhaling illuminating gas Efforts were made to keep her act secret, a special in quest having been held by the coromer, and the facts did not become known until to-day. Miss Huey was a sister of the late Samuel RB. Huey, for many vears president of the Board of Education and a wealthy financier. She was fiftv-seven vears old. 5 [By Telegraph to The Tribune. Galveston, Feb, 7.—Upon the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morgan and party here to-day, on their way to California, it was reported that jewels and money to the value of several thousand dollars had been stolen from Mr. Morgan's private car Independence. It was sald that tha loss was dis covered in El Paso, and that the jewels were taken by a thief who had followed the party from New York. With the Morgans are Mrs. J. N. Nappen, of Providence, and Mrs. Meredith, of New York. None of the party would discuss the alleged robbery in Galveston to-day. By Telegraph to The Tribune. Sterling, Il, Feb. T.—At a sale of Duroc Jersey bred sows, held near here to-day, one sow was sold to A. F. Russell, of Savannah, Meo., for £2.60. said to be the highest price ever paid for a sow. Forty head sold averaged $182 each. HUGHES SAYS ADIEU. His Last Appearance Before the Na tional Guard Association. Albany, Feb. 7.—Governor Hughes served no tice for the first timé by a public utterance of his fixed determination not to succeed himself as Governor in any circumstances in a speech to-night at the annual dinner of the National Guard Association of the Siate of New York. The Governor, in closing his remarks, said that “this is my second and farewell appearance be fore you as commander in chief of the military and naval forces of the state.” able conditions in the postal system of the nation was announced in these dispatches to The Trib The Governor dwelt on the importance of the national guard to the state: what was required of it and what it was expected to do; its duty to the country and the people. He referred to the legislative Investigation inte the conditfon of the guard, and belleved that ail would agree with him that the work of the committee would be beneficial to the guard. General Robert Shaw Oliver, Assistant Secre tary of War, and himself formerly commander of the Third Brigade, complimented the guard on its high standing of efficiency. Other speak ers included Judge Lewis E. Griffith, of Troy; Captaln Thomas Franklin, U. S. A., and Cap tain John F. O'Ryan, 17. 8. A. SEARCH SNOW FOR GEMS. Mrs." W. G. Dominick Discovers Loss of Necklace at Opera House. Willlam F. Dominick, of No. 35 East 57th street, reported last night to the police that Mrs. William G. Dominick, his mother, had lost a pearl necklace with a diamond and pearl pen dant, ¥alued at $10,000, while she was on her way to the Metropolitan Opera House. Mrs. Dominick was just alighting from her ecar riage when she discovered that her orna ment was gone. Mr. Dominick at once made a search of the carriage in which they had come to the opera and then returned to his home, where, with the help of servants, the sidewalk in front of the house that had been traversed on the way to the carriage was examined. Mrs. Dominick was sure that she wore the piece at dinner. At the opera house Mr. Dominick requested all the policemen in sight to help him search in the snow and also sent word to the detective bureau, bringing two Central Office men to the place. A crowd made up of half a dozen police men, several porters and twenty-five spectators who had heard of the loss was soon digging in the snow, but without success, ANXIOUS FOR LIGHTSHIP. Communication with No. 85 at Nan tucket Shoals Broken. IBY Telegranh ta The Tribune 1 RT I Tm... a Ta TH: Newport, R. I, Feb. 7 7 —Considerable anxiety is feit at the naval torpedo station here to-night over the safety of Lightship 85, at Nantucket Shoals. After reporting some passing vessels by wireless early Thursday morning-+ nothing has been heard from the boats, and the wireless oper ators here have not been able to get any answers to their repeated calls up to late to-night. This has led to the belief that the wireless apparatus has either broken beyond repair or that some thing has happened to the lightship, which is thought hardly probable. Commander Albert Gleaves, of the torpedo station, has informed the Navy Department, and a lighthouse inspector and a lighthouse tender will probably be sent to the lightship to-morrow if nothing is heard during the night. No. 85 is a new boat and has been on her station just a week.

TEN KILLED IN MINE. Workmen Crushed After Explosion in Nova Scotia Collier. Port Hood, N. S., Feb. 7.—Six coal miners and four loaders were crushed to death to-day as the result of an explosion in the south level of the Port Hood mine of the Port HoodRich mond Railway Coal Company. All of tha bodies have been recovered. The dead miners are John Campbell, Duncan E. McDonald, Mal colm Beaton, Lauchlin Gillis, Willis MacKensie and A. R. McDonald. The cause of the explosion has not vet been determined. At first it was thought to have been firedamp, but this theory was later dis pelled, and there is some ground for the belief that a charge of powder may have become ignited. The accident occurred about 7:30 o'clock this morning, soon after the day's work had begun. Practically every man of the three hundred miners employed in the pit volunteered for rescue duty. All of the miners killed were natives of this place and were descendants of the Highlanders who settled Cape Breton. The property damage was slight. but the mines will not be opened for work until next week. Port Hood is the capital of Inverness County and is situated on the westerly side of Cape Breton Island, about twentv-fiva miles from Port Hawkesbury. It has a population of about tw thoansand MISS HUEY 4 SUICIDE. J. P. MORGAN'S CAR ROBBED?

[By Telegraph to The Tribune. PAID $2600 FOR A SOW. POSTAL SYSTEM EVILS EXPERTS URGE REFORMS. Looseness in Accounting Methods Opens the Path to Fraud. voluminous report of the experts who have con« ducted the pestal investigation. The experts who have made this exhaustive study of the postal system are A. Lowes Dickinson and Fran cis F. White, representing respectively Dickinson, Wilmot Sterrdtt and Plender, Griffiths Co., both of New York. une of January 6. Since that time the (‘ongres sional postal commission has been the It is now possible to make public a summary of the findings of these experts, much of it in their own words. They say, for instance: Tha service has grown from small beginnings over a long period of years, hampered by restrictive laws which may have been necessary in the past and may even now be considered necessary to some ex tent for a government department, but which would render it practically impessible for any business to survive. To institute sweeping re forms would require new legislation which it is dif ficult to obtain, and it has apparently often thought better to make the hest of exist condi tions rather than to urge legal reforms which may not be accepted. The chief SHiclals i the Postofflca os are frequently change and owing to t necessity of their familiarizing themselves with the duties of their offices and the business of the service and with the mass of routine work to be performed, they have little time to devote to the consideration of reforms. There exist an independence and a lack of co operation not only between different bureaus and diferent divisions but even between different sec tions of the same divisions and !n identical fleld op erations, which niust undoubtedly do much to ham per the service and increase its cost. Wa have e a carcful study of the last published of the Postmaster General for the year ended 30. 1996. The Third Assistant Postmaster calls attention to the fact that from these accaunts are omitted varfous items which should be taken into consideration if a true idea of the financial result of the service is to be obtained. June Among the {tems omitted from consideration by the Postmaster General are a number in the work of the Postoffice Department in Washing ton, amounting in 1906 to $1,372,665; the ex penses of the anditor of the Postoffice Depart ment, the amounts due to certain branches of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rallways, which are not pald in cash but credited to the debit accounts of those companies in the Treas ury Department; the expense of printing done at the Government Printing Office, amounting in that year to $350.00; the salary of tha As sistant Attorney General and the value of spaca occupied by the postal service in government buildings. COST OF FRANKING PRIVILEGE. On the other hand, the postal service has re ceived no credit for handling the free mail of other departments, of members in Congress and of others enjoying the franking privilege. The commission estimates that the loss to the postal service on free mail dispatched from Washing ton alone is approximately $2500.00. and the entire loss throughout the country would amount to probably £8 500.000. The experts call attention to the fact that the law creating the position of purchasing agent does not clearly define his duties, and especially the responsibility for making expenditures mm excess of appropriations, with the result that there has been constant friction between the purchasing agent and other divisions of the de partment. The experts report the methads of the division of finance to be so cumbersome that “it seems useless to suggest any amendments or improve ments in this process.” They add: We consider that an entire new scheme for the preparation of and passing of bills for yment and the drawing of warrants should be designed. The mere recital of the routine through which re ports for payments and warrants go befora they are finally mailed to the parties entitled to herp 18, we think, sufficient justification for the co clusion at which we have arrived. The only safeguard recognized throughout the finance and accounting divisions of the rement appears to be that of duplication. If one dupit cation does not result in reducing or preventing er rors, then another entirely fresh set of records fa prepared and an entirely different set of clerks is put on to do the whole work over in from the beginning. This duplication undoubtedly a partly from the inefficiency of many clerks in t¥e particular divistons, but it is mainly due to the want of any proper accounting system, under which checks by totals can be made to take the place of the laberious and unnecessary checks by dupll= cation which at present exist. ~The appropriation records kept in this division ara not balanced or agreed with any other figures. Except for the personal satisfaction which it gives to tha chiefs of divisions to know that the totals, of tha warrants thev have recorded do not exceed: the appropriations they appear to be of little use. As an example of loose methods the experts show that the repert of the Third Assistant Postmaster General for the fiscal year of 1908 showed “the amount of balance due the United States from foreign countries received during the year was $55.919 75." The books kept by the auditor show such receipts te have amounted to $103,763 97, mora than $47,000 in excess of the amount reported by the divis fon of finance. ERROR OF $600,000 IN ACCOUNTS. Referring to the lack of system and numerous errors in the division of stamps, the experts call attention to an error of $600.00 in the fourth quarter of 1906, which they discovered in the accounts of tha Chicago Postoffice. Com menting on the money order division, they say: The check maintained by the auditor's office seemy to be largely one of techntcal compliance with the strict lettar of the regulations. instead of, as it shonld be, a common sense review Referring to the practice, not uncommon, of using money orders for keeping savings, which presumably is discouraged by the department, tha experts quote an effectiva advertisement of money arders, headed: “Savings Feature, Abso lutely Safe.” The experts point out that under the present svstem the auditor, who should be charged with the sola duty of anditing the postal accounts, is practically obliged to keep the accounts and records, and comments: “It certainly cannot be correct that they (tha accounts) shouid be both kept and audited by him.” Commenting on the absolute lack of system in the conduct for postmasters’ receipts and ex penditures., the experts declare that “by colln sion between a clerk keeping one of the registers and a postmaster irregularities could be prac tised indefinitely without detection.” They show further that by a manipulation of accounts, using the receipts of one quarter to make good the liabilities of the previous quarter, “shortages could exist without detection until the actual accounts were proved by an inspector or until a change of postmasters takes place.” In regard to the accounts with foreign nations the experts say: The balance of unadjusted international accounts can only be supported by a list of balances due AL AWW UA WE PUVHIVEY AsT AVNER AY SN Referring to the lack of system and numerous errors in the division of stamps. the experts call attention to an error of $600.000 in tha fourth quarter of 1906, which they discovered in the accounts of tha Chicago Postoffice. Com menting on the money order division, they say: The check maintained by the auditor's office seems to be largely one of techntcal compliance with the strict lettar of the regulations. instead of, as it shonld be, a common sense review. Referring to the practice, not uncommon, of using money orders for keeping savings, which presumably is discouraged by the department, tha experts quote an effectiva advertisement of money arders, headed: “Savings Feature, Abso lutely Safe.” The experts point out that under the present system the auditor, who should be charged with the sole duty of anditing the postal accounts, is practically obliged to keep the accounts and records, and comments: “It certainly cannot be correct that they (tha accounts) should be both kept and audited by him.” Commenting on the absolute lack of system in the conduct for postmasters’ receipts and ex penditures, the experts declare that “by colln sion between a clerk keeping one of the registers and a postmaster irregularities could be prac tised indefinitely without detection.” They show further that by a manipulation of accounts, using the receipts of one quarter to make good the liabilities of the previous quarter, “shortages could exist without detection until the actual accounts were proved by an inspector or until a change of postmasters takes place.” In regard to the accounts with foreign nations the experts say: The balance of unadjusted international accounts can only be supported by a list of balances due foreign countries, taken off from a single entry ledger, and the only reason to suppose this is cor. rect is because if it were not the respective foreign countries might be expected to raise the guestion, It is further declared that the floating bal ance resulting from the transmission of for eign money orders has never at any time been ascertained and cannot in any way be proved under the present system. Golng into the de tails, the experts show how it would be per fectly possible for a postmaster to issue an order for $10, make an entry of $1 and pletely avoid detection, and they n i [From The Tribune Burean 1

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eight methods by which Similar fraugs could performed. NDS NOT SUBJECT TO CHECK. Te ceed See performed. FUNDS NOT SUBJECT TO CHECK. The experts further report that excess col for postal cards and stamped envelopes jd third and four ciass matter on which postage is not soid and receipts from box rents are nct subject to any check, the amounts being accepted on the certification of the postmaster, and that this is also true of funds deposited by on second class rs 10 cover asil matter. In New York this fund aggre gates about £150,000, “which is never verified except by a very occasional visit of an in and Spector. On the other hand, in no emergency can a r expend one penny without authori zation from the department at Washington. Fifteen cents expended for a rubber stamp would probably entail an amount of routine which would cost the government in labor six or seven times that amount. Commenting on the work of the department as 2 whoie, the experts say: The work of the department and its development 4s hampered all along the line by slavish adherence to old methods and to pre nts created in pre vious vears, and many reforms jch might other wise be instituted are hindered. if not entirely a vented, by appeals to the @ecisions of th “on under en troller, made, perhaps. many years ago, tirelyr different conditions. They state that there is no inducement to em ploves to suggest improvements, because if such improvements result in greater efficiency oT economy of administration they will receive 3ittle credit, whereas if unsuccessful they will be blamed; and. moreover, to suggest improve ments which would result in economy is to create hostility among other emploves, whose services might thereby be rendered unnecessary. Commenting on the personnel gnd the dis couragement of low salaries, etc, the experts say: It must be discouraging 0 the superintendents and chief clerks mn the department to see the po tions of postmasters, Cartyi ng s up to $6.00 per annum, and in the cases New York and Chi cago, $5.0080 per annum. continually awarded for po litical reasons to those who have not earned the jon or gamed the experience which they taem gelves hove gained in the course of their eifieial career In the department. The experts also point fo the custom of dis tributing postal appointments geographically. fnstead of selecting the best employes the Civil Service Commission ean offer, regardless of their geographical location. They find that no gttempt is made 10 reward superior efficiency in the force and that mediocrity generally Pros pers most. GIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS. The experts declare the present system—or lack of system—of handling the mails te be wholly inadequate and jnaceurate. In conclu gion they recommend: The abolition of the offines of Tirat, Second. Third snd Fourth Assistant Pesxmasier General and the -substitution of a director of posts, at a salary to attract the best administrative talent in the coeun try, and that he have sode administrative charge, subject only to control in matters of policy of the Postmaster General That eight assistants be appointed, as follows: Posioffices, transportation. appointments, finance, controller, inspection, purchasing agent and sup plies That the controlier have charge of all accounting end the duties of the auditor he limited to auditing. That all postoffices not doing a money order busi ness be treated as non-acoounting offices and re ive to pay cash for such suppiles as they shall I That district. offices be created at convenien points throughout the country which shall Pent Thaten of sll the work and offioes within their dis That pestmasters’ sccounts #or postal and mene arder trancactions, heretofore kept separately, merged. That promotions throughout the service below the o of Postmaster General be based solely on merit. and that some scheme be devi which many of the elder employes would Sep By That a proper accounting system which will show the exact cost of each branch of the postal ser tice he installed. That the installation of labor saving devices &nd symchines be largely extended. That the use of postal notes be adopted. not tn exceed $10 In amount, and that hereafter th ber of money order offices be raduced by ER om tng all those not issuing five hundred money orders 8 Year. Finally, that a of co-operation

*a instituted throughout the department. A preliminary report of .the commission wil! i= presented to Congress on Monday. Tt will contain the report and recommendations of the experts. The commission, consisting of Sen ators Penrose. Tarter and Clay and Represen tatives Overstreet, Gardner, of New Jersey, and Moon, met in the room of the Fenate “Com mittee on Postofices and Post Roads to-day and agreed on the recommendations to be sub gitted to Congress. MR. CORTELYOU HERE FOR A DAY. New Custom House and Port Affairs to Oc cuny His Attention. It Is Said. Genrge B. Cortelyou, Secretary ef the Treasury, came to New York for a brief vis! last night and went io the llotel Manhattan Jt is expected thst the Secretary will remain in this city until to-night, and that ire will gpend Iss time in in specting the new custom house, which he has mot seen since it was completed, and in talking over with Colonel Fowler several subjects con nected with the port. It i= understood that his visit has no political sgighificance whatever, but he may have a conferenae with United Siates At torney Stimson over the financial cases taken up by the federal grand jury.

Ar. Certeiyvou appeared much interested in the recent revelatians regarding the banking methods of CC. W. Morse, and has had bank examiners at work in all the banks with which Mr. Morse was connected for any length of time He would «sy nothing ac *o the conditions these examiners Yad unearthed. TO-DAY AT 3 P. M. PIANOLA RECITAL No cards of admission required. Lillian Strang Gunther, Soprano MR. ERNEST HUNTER at the Pianola and Organ

PROGRAM Variations on an origina! theme Rosenthal Cantique 4’ Amour. Op. 36. No 3........Bchyett Plancla Polonaise, frem Eugen Onegin.......... Techaikowsky-Liszt Villanelle ann Dell’ Acqua JILYJIAN STRANG GUNTHER. Accompanied with the Planola Eoiveigs Lied. «ren. SGTICR Pianola Mezyche Slav, Op. 31.... ....Tschaikowsky Maids of Cadiz. .........................Delibes Aeolian Pipe Organ LILLIAN STRANG GUNTHER. Mazurka, Op 33. No 4 Chopin Accompanied with the Pianola. WEBER PIANO USED. What is Accomplished at this Concert YOU can do AT HOML X HE PIANOLA and PIANOLA PIANO should not be T confused with their many imitators. If you have heard a Piano-player which vou considered inartistic, that is all the more reason why vou should hear the genuine Pianola, which the great authorities unite in pronouncing vastly superior in delicacy of effect and responsiveness to all other instruments. This Recital will give vou an opportunity to become acquainted with the artistic possibilities of the Pianola. But the really inspir ing thought is that the same wonderful effects may be secured by vou yourself, even though vou are unable to strike a simple chord on the piano’s keyboard. A Hall, 362 &th Av., The Aeolian Co0., cima. 25h ab AN.

ne which Similar frauds could be HITCHCOCK TO GO SOON. Taft's Campaign Manager Dr Grandfield to Succeed Him. rFrom The Tribune Bureau.] Washington, Feb. 7.—Frank H. Hitchcock, First Assistant Postmaster General, will re sign his office in a few days to become one of the Taft campaign menagers. The announce ment was made semi-officially to-day, soon after Mr. Hitchcock left the White House, where he had a short conference with the Pres ident. At the same time it was said that Dr. Charles P. Grandfield, now chief clerk in Mr. Hitchcock's office, would Jbe named to succeed him. Mr. Hitchcock's field of energy as a Taft man ager will be exerted in the East and South. Mr. Hitcheock is familiar with the ins and outs of politics in the South. For the last two or three vears he has been the President's general South ern political adviser. He has done much travel ling among the various state and Congress headquarters and has been sent on numerous confidential missions by the administration. This class of work has given him a grasp of the sit uation which will be of great value ‘to him when he takes up his new work. Just when he will leave the Postoffice Department is not an nounced, but it is understood he told the Presi dent to-day that he would quit on or before the 15th. Dr. Grandfield. who is to succeed Mr. Hitch cock. is well fitted for promotion. In Mr. Hitch cock’s absence from the office he has been in charge and is therefore familjar with the duties that are to fall to him. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 7.—The following state ment was made to-night by Arthur I. Vorys, manager of Secretary Taft's campaign: I have invited Frank Hitcheock to assist in the management of the campaign. He will tender his resignation as First Assistant Postmaster General, to take effect February 15. He will come here soon te confer with me about the E] Aivicion of the work. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 7.—The following state ment was made to-night by Arthur I. Vorys, manager of Secretary Taft's campaign: inviteqg Frank Hitcheock to assist in the management of the campaign. He will tender his resignation as First Assistant Postmaster General, to take effect February 15. He will come here soon te confer with me about the Aivicion of the work. 1 have PORTER VICTORIOUS. Gets an Invitation to Republican Caucus,

Trams The Tribuna Bureau. Washington, Feb. 7.—Radiantly, triumphantly, contentedly, Peter Augustus Porter smiles. He who has turned both cheeks to his enemies now offers them his entire countenance, but it radi ates only candid <atisfaction. By official decree he is a Republican, and in his inside pocket re poses his invitation to to-night’s Republican caucus. In the proceedings of that body he listened and smiled. To every other Republican meinber of the House the ipvitation is a mere formality, but to Mr. Porter it means a com plete vindication of himself and the voters who sent him to Congress. His heart is warm toward “Uncle Pete” Hep burn and Representative Loudenslager. He now believes that his absence from the former cau cus was an oversight. He believes, too, that the delay in his present “invitation was due to the same cause. He does net attribute the change in the attitude of the party leaders to the fact that he was preparing to assert himselr. He is a charitable and peaceable man and says that he was glad to ba present and have the whole difficulty ever with. FOR GOVERNOR AND AGAINST TAFT Hughes Colored Republican League of Kings Countv Denounces the Secretary. Governor Hughes was indorsed for the Presiden. tial nomination and Secretary Taft was denounced in the resolutions which were adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Hughes Colored Republican League of Kings County, in the roems of the Young Men's Republiean Club, at No, 861 Manhattan ave nue, last nicht. The principal speaker was Gilchrist Stewart, who condemned Secretary Taft for his speech to the negre voters in Alabama and for his attitude in the Brownsville matter. He said that his position on the disfranchisement of negro voters in the South proved him an unfit candidate for the Presi dency. Governor Hughes, he said, had shown, by his fearless enforcement of the law and hia ability, that he deserves the support of every negro voter in the state. Frank Gilbert, the president of the club, and W. Preston Moore also spoke. OHIO SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE Lower Courts Refuse Foraker Injunction in Cuvahoga County Contest. Cleveland, Feb. 7.—The Supreme Court of Ohio will pass upon the merits of the dispute between the adherents of Reeretary Taft and Senator Fora ker for control of the Cuvahoga Republican County Committee. Brought by a representative of the Foraker committee before Commen Pleas to-day on proceedings for an injunction to restrain the Board of Elections from holding primary elections under the pro-Taft committee's call Judge Estep declined to take action en the ground that he had no authority te review the acts of the Board of Elections, except in eases where fraud or irregu larity was alleged. The Foraker adherents immediately appealed Judge Estep’s decision to the Circuit Court, which jater sustained the Estep ruling. and the case was «pen taken to the Bupreme Court, NEW-YOie:: DAIL 7 TRIBUNY. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1908. PLANS FOR CONVENTION. Accommodations for Delegates and Visitors at Chicago. Washington, Feb, 7.—Chairman New, Seceretary Dover and other members of ihe sub-committee of the Republican National Committee have practically completed arrangements for the national convention in Chicago. The eonvention will meet In the Coli seum, which is about twelve minutes’ walk fram the business centre of Chicago, and can be reached by the Illineis Central Rallroad and surface. car lines. Mr. Dover sgys that the arrangements will be better than ever before. The Coliseum, he says, will be the most complete convention hall in the United States, although one or two halls are larger. Messrs. New and Dover have planned many im provements in the hall, am#Rg them being a change in the seating arrangements. The platform, in stead of being at the eentre of one side of the Coliseuni, will be at one end. This will not de erease the number of seats, but will permit all who occupy them to see and hear ali the proceedings. The total number of seats, according to present plans, is 11,011, which Includes those provided in the balcony around the hall. On a raised platform ghove the fleor of the auditorium will be seats for the chairman and secretaries and fifty-six seats for members of the national committee. The sec tion for invited guests will contain 1,286 seats. In front of the platform and en both sides of it are the seclions for newspaper men, with 418 desks, nearly ona hundred more than were provided at the last convention. In the body of the hall are one thousand seats for delegates, and immediately back of them one thousand more for alternates. On each slide of these sections and in tha rear of then: are 3,815 seats for spectators, arranged In 2° Hhi theatre stvie. The balcony contains 3,188 sez’ for the publie. There will be twelve entrances to the hall, ex clusive of several stairways from the basement to the platform and the sectiona for guests. In the basement arrangements have been made for the convenience of the delegates and newspaper. men. Telegraph and telephone offices will be established and tyvpewriting rooms provided. The decorations of the Coliseum, both inside and outside, will be ala haara to STATE COMMITTEE TO MEET MARCH 7 Chairman Woodruff Thinks That Date Best Suited for All Chairman Woodruff of the Republican State Com mittea said wvesterday that the gstate committee would undoubtedly be called together on Mareh 7 to take action on the calling of the state conven tion, which will elect delegates-at-large to the Chi cago convention. “Saturday, March 7. seems to be the most con venient date for all hands,” said Mr. Woodruff. “The primaries fall en March 31, and under the law the state committee must meet twenty days prior to the primaries. On account of the sessions of the Legislature, Saturday ig the most convenient of any of the week days, and the Tth seems to be the most available date.” LABOR PARTY FOR ROOSEVELT. Will Reorganize to Urge Nomination for Third Term. A number of mampers of the executive committee of the Independent Labor Party, formed in 1306 to support candidates favorable te labor, met yester day to consider the question of reorganizing with the object, among others, of urging the nomina tion of President Roosevelt for a third term. The sentiment of the meeting was in favor of the proposition, and another meeting will be held later to organize and elect officers. RUDE JOLT FOR JACKSON'S BOOM. Not Allowed to Speak from Same Platform with Brvan in Buffalo. UY ACHAT Wy LAR re aed Ruffalo. Feb. T.—A Governorship boom, launched

under the wing of William .J. Bryan, which had for its object the nomination of Attorney General William 8S. Jackson to head the state Democratic ticket this fall, regeived a rude jolt to-night when the committee in chatge of the Bryan meeting to be held here on February 12 refused to consider a proposition that Mr. Jackson speak from the same platform as the “Peerless One.”

Joseph B. Ford, Mr. Jackson's private secretary, has been in Buffalo for some days, sounding local Democratic leaders on the attitude toward his chief, but he met with no encouraiy ment and was finally told that it would be impossible to allow Mr. Jackson to speak.

STRONG TAFT CLUB IN WEST VIRGINIA. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 7..-Every Republican member of the West Virginia Legislature has joined the Taft Club which was organized here this week, according to an announcement made Lere to-day. Governor Dawson was the principal speaker at the meeting for organization and a membership covering all parts of the state was planned. Washington, Feb. 7.—Secretary Taft expects to leave Washington to-morrow and be absent from this city at least a week. He is to speak at Kan gas City, Mo., and Grand Rapids, Mich.,, and to deliver the diplomas to the graduating class at West Point. Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 7.—The official count of Louisiana's recent Democratic primary elections, issued to-night, shows that a second election will be necessary tor the offices of Lieutenant Governor, State Auditor, Attorney General and Register of Lands. Paul Lambremon and J. J. Bailey will be the contestgnts for Lieutenant Governor. J. Y. Sanders won the contest for Governor by a plu rality of 13.447. a EE dade, adhe te ett it he be cs Des Moines, Towa, Feb. 7. Though it passed res olutions indorsing Wiillam J. Bryan for President, the State Democratic Central Committee turned down to-day his most ardent supporters in this state who wanted the first convention held in Des Meines, and called it for Cedar Rapids, March 24. The second convention will be held in Stoux City July 2 Washington, Feb. 7 The session of the House to-day was devoted almost entirely to considera tion of the omnibus war claims blll, which was passed after considerable discussion. Tt carries £215,000. Mr. Macon, of Arkansas, In the debate defended the Senate against what he said were aspersions cast on that body by Mr. Pavne, of New York. when he predicted that the Senate would load the bill down with unmeritorious claims geveral private claimz bills alse were passed and the House adjourned until Monday. ENO'S ‘FRUIT SALT A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY FOR. All Functional Derangements of the Liver, Tempo rary Congestion arising from Alconolic Beverages, Errors in Diet (Eating or Drinking), Biliousness, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Vomiting, Heartburn, Sourness of the Stomach, or Constipation. It is a Refreshing and Invigorating Beverage, most Invaluable to Travellers, Emigrants, Sailors, and Residents in Tropical Climates. OAUTION.—Ezamine the Capsule and see that it fs markeg ENO'S ‘FRUIT SALTY, otherwise you have the sincerest form of Aatiery —IMITATION. prepared only by J. C. ENO, Ltd, ‘FRUIT SALT' WORKS, Londen, 8.5. Bung. by J. C. ENO'S Patent. Wholesale of Messrs. E. FOUGERA C0., 2,28, 30, Nozth William Street, New York.

And of Messrs. JAMES BAILY SON, Wholesale Druggists, Hanover Street, Baltimore, Md. SAA pv Telegraph to The Tribune! SECRETARY TAFT GOING WEST. SECOND LOUISIANA PRIMARY. BRYAN INDORSED IN IOWA. [By Telegraph to The Tribune. WAR CLAIMS BILL PASSED CONFUSION IN FLORIDA. Each Set of Delegates Calls the Other Bolters. Jacksonville, Wa, Feb. 7.—The aftermath of the dual Republican state convention held In St. Augustine yesterday shows confusion of clajms and counter claims. Bach set of dele gates alleges itself to be regular and calls the other the bolters, and se complicated is the ques tion that it must be carried to the national convéntion for final adjudication. In brief, it stands thus: ~The state central committes, which issued the call for the convention, made up its list of dele gates and issued to each a ticket to admit him to the hall. The contesting delegates, by some means, obtained similar tickets and foreed their way into the hall, and, despite attempts forcibly to eject them, held their places and organized. The two conventions were held in the same hall at the same time, the chairman and secre tary of the Taft forces being on one end of the platform and those of the anti-Taft forces at the other end, each with their respective bunch of delegates gathered close around.

It was the convention called to order by Henry S. Chubb, chairman of the State Central Committee and the list of delegates certified by that committee that indorsed the Roosevelt pol icies and instructed for Secretary Taft for Pres ident. The opposing convention organized by adopt ing the report of the committee on credentials, which certified a list of delegates, and every detail of holding a convention was carried out. They claim theirs as the regular convention on the allegation that there was fraud in selecting the delegates and in crganizing the other, and that the other convention leaders overstepped all legal rights in refusing even a hearing to the contesting delegations from thre several counties. The anti-Taft convention did not instruet fer any candidate for President, but the name of Joseph B. Foraker was loudly cheered whenever mentioned. They adopted the following resolu tion: Resolved, That we, as delegates duly elected to the Republican State Convention of Florida, in convention assembled, express our unqualified disapproval of attempts to influence and eontrol by use of federal patronagg through govern mental officeholders the selection of delegates to the Republican National Convention in the in terest of any Presidential candidate. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. 3 Members of Congressional Campaign Committee Elected. Washington, Feb. 7.-With completa harmony eof action the joint caucus of Republican Senators and Representatives, held in the hall of the House to night, elected the members of the Congressional Campalgn Committee. Representative James 8S. Sherman, of New York, presided. Several states tailed to submit the names of their represantatives on the committee, and a resolution was adopted empowering the committee to name such repre sentative if no choice is made by the state delega tions by February 19. The list as made up to-night Igy Oe x i aa AML Le

California—James C, ‘Need-|Nebraska—J. F. Boyd. ham. New Jersey—H. C. Louden Colorado—Robert W. Bo-| slager. nynge, New York—James 8. Sher Delaware—Hiram R. Bur-| man.

ton. Ohio—Nichelas Longworth, idaho—Burton I.. French. |Oklahoma— Bird 8. McGuire, Iinols—James R. Mann. Pennsyivania—J. H. Moore. lowa—Albert F. Davison. [Rhode Island—A. B. Ca Kansag—James M. Miller. pron, Kentucky-—Joseph B. Ben- South Dakota—William H. Parker. Utah—Joseph Howell. Vermont—Kittredge Haskins, nett. Maine—BEdwin C. Burleigh. Massachusetts—J ohn W. Weeks Virginia—Bascom Slemp. Michigan—Joseph W, Ford-|Washington—W illiam E. Humphrey. ney. Minnesota—James A. Taw- Wisconsin—James H., David ney. son. Missouri Richard Barth-]Wyoming—Frank Mondell. oldt. Hawali Princa Jonah K. Montana— Charles N. Pray. Kalanianaoee. Nevada Senator George S.!New Mexico William MH. Nixon. Andrews. New Hampshire—Cyrus A Haske Thamsas Cale. Sulloway. No names were submitted from Alabama, Arkan eas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Lou fsiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Porto Rico or Arizona. California—James C, Need ham. Colorado—Robert W. Bo nynge, Delaware—Hiram R. Bur ton. jdaho—Burton I.. French. Iinols—James R. Mann. Jowa—Albert F. Davison. Kansas—James M. Miller. Kentucky-—Joseph B. Ben nett. Maine—Edwin C. Burleigh. Massachusetts—J ohn W. Weeks Michigan—Joseph W, Ford ney. Minnesota—James A. Taw ney. Missouri Richard Barth oldt. Montana— Charles N. Pray. Nevada—Senator George Nixon, New Hampshire—Cyrus A Sulloway. ALL LiL mal ph A: asia a ania POSTAL AGREEMENT WITH CANADA. American Daily Newspapers Admitted to Dominion at Pound Rate. Washington, Feb. 7.—A postal agreement with the Canadian authorities has been reached providing that legitimate periodicals and magazines may ap ply for and obtain entry at the Canadian second class rate at any office in Canada which may be selected for that purpose. The Canadian authori ties give assurance that all applications for such entry will receive favorable consideration if the periodical or magazine is not primarily designed for advertising purposes. A further agreement has been reached under which legitimate daily newspapers may be mailed tn the United States to postoffices in Canada at the pound rate. This is a restoration of the old order of things so far as legitimate daily news papers are concerned and is a step in that direc tion for,the magazines and other periodicals. While American publishers do not under the new a ment obtain all it is believed they are itled to, Postmaster General Meyer accepted the recent proposals of Canada, regarding them as the anter ing wedge which would ultimately lead to the restoration of the conditions that formerly pre valled. The agreement went into effect yesterday. It is understood that the demand for American newspapers and periodicals had become so great that the Canadian postal authorities could not longer resist the pressure for a modification of their former action. CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE HUNDLEY Washington, Feb. 7 —A sub-committees of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to-day began a hearing to determine the fitness of Oscar R. Hund ley to become federal judge in Alabama, an office which he already holds by virtue of a recess ap pointment by the President. The Alabama Sena tors have prevented confirmation of the nomina tion. Judge Hundley is accused of appointing unfit receivers for the Bouthern Steel Company at Bir mingham, which falled last October. Augustus Beunners, of Birmingham, and O. R. Hood, of Gadsden, were heard by the committee. They said that, in their opinion, Hundley is unfit to be a federal judge. PAY FOR PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONERS Washington, Feb. T.—A joint resolution was adopted by the House to-day, giving the two resi dent Philippine Commiesioners in Cangress a salary of $7,500, with an additional 32,000 each in place of miieAge. Nebraska——J. Boyd. New Jersey—H. C. Louden— slager. New York—James 8. Sher man. Ohio—Nicheolas Longworth, Oklahoma— Bird 8. McGulre, Pennsyivania—J. H. Moore. Rhode Island—A. B. Ca pron, South Dakota—Wiliiam H. Parker. Utah-—Joseph Howell. 4 Vermont—Kittredge Haskins, Virginia—Bascom Slemp. Washington—W illiam E. Humphrey. Wisconsin—James H, David son. Wyoming —Frank Mondell. Hawali Princa Jonah K. 1° Kalaniansoee. {New Mexico William H. Andrews All the essentials, and something to see. Going from New York to Chicago it 1s essential to have safety, comfort and convenient departing and

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The Hudson River under your window, New York to Albany, may not be an essential, but it 1s unsurpassed for scenic beauty by any similar river stitch in the world. Offices: 149, 245, 415 and 1216 Broadway, 25 yy Be Union Square, 275 Celumbus Ave, 117 West 4 NEW YORK 125th St.. and Grand Central Station. BROOK- LYN: 338 and 726 Fulton St. and 954 Broadway. (E N RK A lL J LINES 7 Railroad and Pullman tickets delivered upon request. Write L. F. Vosburgh, G. E. P. A, 1216 Broadway, N. Y., or Phone 5680 Madison. “AMERICA’S GREATEST RAILWAY SYSTEM» MORSE COMING BACK. a Continued from first page. any returns. The rest all reported that they had no property owned in whole or in part by Mr. Morse, The five which have not made returns, but which are expected to do so to-day, are the National Bank of Commerce, the Hanover Na tional Bank, the Fourteenth Street Bank, the Seaboard National Bank and the Van Norden Trust Company. Charles A. Hanna, as receiver of the National Bank of North America, filed two lis pendens vesterday against Mr. Morse in tha suit to re cover $243.321. The lis pendens are on the property at Nos. 720-722 Fifth avenu®, on which is the old George Kemp house, now temporarily occupied by Edwin Gould. It is a five story brick house, standing on a plot 505 ty 100 feet. The other is against Mr. Morse as owner of No. 798 Fifth avenue, the property comprising a four story brick house on a lot 25 by 100 feet, next to the one occupied Wy the Morses. The value of the twe parcels is about $1,100,000. Mr. Hanna has also an attachment against the “ow two parcels te secure the debt of $243.21. GOULD RENT HELD UP. The attachment on the parcel aeccupied by the Goulds, which Mr. Barney bought in 1906 for £750,000, makes Sheriff “Fom™ Foley virtually a Fifth avenue renting agent, for the attach ment was made to hold up the Gould rent. Mr. and Mrs. Gould were out of town last night, but their butler sald no sheriff had yet got into the house, although one had been bothering him since Monday. It was said at the Sheriffs office that there had been no further property found or attached except such as has been already given out from the Sheriff's office, and that certain statements purperting to emanate from Sheriff Foley and his assistants to the contrary wera absolutely untrue.

Deputy Sheriff Porges is still in charge of tha property at No. 725 Fifth avenues, with {ts fur pishings, and automoblles and other contents of the garage in 56th street. The keepers were removed at the request of the plaintiff's attor neys, evidently on the belief that the property could not escape and there was no intention of removing it on the part of any one, Mrs. Morse claims ownership of the house and furnishings. This matter of ownership will be settled by a sheriff's jury, and until it is settled Deputy Sheriff Porges will remain in possession. Mr. Morse retired as vice-president and di rector of the Wall Street Exchange Building As sociation last October, it has been learned, when he was forced to withdraw from all the banks and trust companies with which he was con nected. Mr. Morse never had any interest in the association, but merely represented the Na tional Bank of North America, which owns 84 per cent of the stock. The association owns the twenty-seven story buliding at No. 42 Ex change Place, in which the bank has its offices.

Alfred H. Curtis, the former president of the National Bank of North America, was president of the Wall Street Exchange Building Associa tion until January 1 last, when he resigned and Henry Chapin, jr. until recently vice-president of the bank, succeeded him. E. B. Wire, secra tary and treasurer of the association, was elect ed vice-president. When the National Bank of North America suspended on January 27 Mr. Chapin resigned as president and Charles A. Hanna, the recaiver, was elected president. A. B. BOARDMAN RESIGNS. No Longer Counsel for Bondholders of Morse Ship Company. At a meeting of the bondholders’ protective com mittee of the Consolidated Steamship Lines yester day afternoon it was announced that Albert B. Boardman, of the law firm of O'Brien, Boardman Platt. for himself and his firm resigned as asso ciate counsel for the committee. After adjourn ment Alvin W. Krech, chairman of the committte, made the following statement: The committee as now constituted represents more than a majority of the outstanding bonds of the Consolidated Steamship Lines and is making a full and thorough investigation into the status of all the subsidiary companies and expects shortly to formulate a plan for the reorganization of tha company. committee has received the resignation of Governor Cobb as a member of the committee, as, in ew of ma appointment by Justice Putnam n the Circuit Court of the United States for the istrict of Maine, as one of the receivers of the Consolidated Steamship Lines, together with Judge Geor, C. Wing, of Auburn, Me., and Robert F. Merrick, of Boston, he did not feel that he could with propriety remain member of the reorganiza tion committee. The committee has also received the resignation of W. H. Granbery as a member of tha commit tee. who felt that he could not give the time neces sary for the consideration of the problems before the committee. The committee has also received the resignation of Albert B. Boardman. for him self and his firm, as assoclate counsel of the committee. After the acceptance of these resig nations the committee turned to the selection of new members to fill the vacancies created, and Henry J. Braker, of H. J. Braker Bro., ang W. H. eSebrough, who represents large Interests in the bonds of the Consolidated Steamship Lines, were elected members of the committee. Boston, Feb. 7T.—Ancillary receivers for three steamship corporations fermerly controlled by Charles W. Morse were appointed to-day by Judge Dodge in the [United States Circuit Court on peti tion of W. A. Mulier, of Arlington, and the Ber wind-White Coal! Company, of Pennsylvania, the original petitioners for receivers. Judge Dodge named the receivers appointed in Maine by Judge Putnam as the ancillary receivers for Massachusetts—Governor William T. Cobb, of Rockland, Me; H. F. Herriek, of Roston, and George L. Wing, of Auburn, Me, for the Consoli Boston, Feb. T7.—Ancillary receivers for three steamship corporations fermerly controlled by Charles W. Morse were appointed to-day by Judge Dodge in the United States Circuit Court on peti tion of W. A. Muller, of Arlington, and the Ber wind-White Coal! Company, of Pennsylvania, the original petitioners for receivers. Judge Dodge named the receivers appointed in Maine by Judge Putnam as the ancillary receivers for Massachusetts—Governor Wiliam T. Cobb, of Rockland, Me; H. FF. Herriek, of Boston, and George LL. Wing, of Auburn, Me., for the Consoli ovary de on that le 2 Days Foon OMO QUININE,” Cures a Cold in One Dey, Only One “BR PARKER'S HAIR BaLsAM

Cleanses and beautifies the halr. Pre motes a luxuriant growth, Never Falls to Restore Gray Hab to its Youthful Color. Cures scalp diseases and hair falling $0e. and $1.60 at Druggiasta Antique Bellows Fenders, Fire-Scts, Andirons, Coal and Wood Holders in large Variety Jews &(ONGER, 130 and 132 West 42d Street, and 135 West 41st St, New York dated Steamship Company, and Governor Cob, Calvin Austin, of Boston, and A. I. Culver, of Nea York, for the Eastern and Metropolitan Steamship companies, A When the National Bank of North America of which Charles W. Morse was formerly vice.pregi. dent and dictator, suspended on January I7 the heating apparatus apparently went on strike. For several days Charles A. Hanna, national banking examiner. who was appointed receiver by Come troller William B. Ridgely, sat at ex-President Al fred H. Curtis's desk with his hat and overcoat en and shivered. A friend dropped in to see Mr. Hanna and noted the chilly atmesphere. Keeping his coat collar turned up to ward off the pneumonia microbes which seemed to permeate the effices, the visitor greeted Mr. Hanna with: “What is this? A bank or an icehouse? Guess Mr. Morse must have left a lot of his T-q stock Iving areund hers. Why don’ you get soma stoves?” Mr. Hanna bravely stood the celd for saveral days, but yesterday he got enough of ths Morse atmosphere and installed half a dozen small g@# stoves, BEACH HARGIS STOICAL No Regret for Father's Death— Statement by Mrs. Marcum, iF SIRT Ty th Ate fee Jackson, Ky., Feb. 7.—Beach Hargis, whe killed his father, ex-Judge James Hargis, yes« terday, made a statement late last night, in which he said that his father attempted to age sault him in the store befora the shooting Young Hargis was taken before County Judge Taulbee to-day, but the hearing was postponed until next Monday. Ie expresses no regret over the tragedy. The funeral will take place to-morrow at the home of Judge Hargis in Jackson and will be conducted by the Rev. Caloway Cooper, a Bap tist minister, who lives in the country. This is the wish of the family, and Hargis had often expressed the same wish. He will be buried the side of three other brothers who fil from bullet wounds.

One of thesa brothers, Willlam, was assassle nated while ploughing corn; John G. Hargl® was killed in a pistol duel with Jerry Card well, and Ben. T. Hargis fell in a similar duel with “Tom” Cockrill. The two other mala mem bers of the family are still living. The coffin in which Hargis's body rests to-night he ordersd in Louisville last week. Commenting on the death of Judge Hargis, Mrs. James B. Marcum, whose husband, the voung mountain lawyer, was the last victim the Hargis-Cockrill feud, said: “J pelteved and still believe that tha death of my husband was instigated by ‘Jim’ Harglh Justice was cast aside and he was allowed to go free. I believed that justice would be meted out in some way, If not by human laws by the laws of the Divine. Retribution was swift aad cavers HANGED TO BEDPOST. Body of a Young Woman Found Harlem Boarding House. The body of an unidentified woman who Md hanged herself in the front room on the sscond floor of a boarding house at No. 213 East 150% street was discovered late yesterday afterncon b¥ the mistress of the house, Mrs. Ida Flosky, and James Korna, a New York Central engineer, who boards there.

The woman who was apparently about twenty: six? years old and well dressed, rented the room on Thursday, and paid for it in advance in Cans dian money. She did not give her name When found. the young woman had apparently been dead for some hours. The bedy. fully dressed in a Scotch plaid waist and black skirt, was hang" ing by a plece of clothes line to one of the posts of the old fashioned “four poster” bed. Har eyes and hair were dark brown and she weighed abut 130 pounds. in gr pocketbook were found a trans for of the Montreal Street Raftway, dated Februst¥ 4, and two sales slips from the stors of the 8 Cs ley Company. Limited, dated December 3, and made out to a Miss Hebert. When the young woman came to the house 8 Thursday evening Mrs. Flosky says she had small package, and it is believed that this cos" tained the plece of clothes line with which hanged herself. A j-cent plece, a $5 and a 8 Cand dtan BHI and Canadian J-cent piece constituted all the money found in her purse. Coroner Har burger took possession of the suicides effects and ordered the body removed to the Meoggue. er 10Y CHILL IN MORSE BANK IBY Telegraph to The Tmnbuns

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NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURD! EVANS THANKS CHILI SHIPS READY TO SAIL. i

SHIPS READY TO SAIL. The Governor's Reception— All Well on Board Fleet. Punta Arenas, Feb. T.—Rear Admiral Evans pas sent a letter to John Hicks, American Min geter to Chili, expressing his thanks to the Chilian government for the splendid reception

od the American fleet and its officers and men. The admiral expresses the belief that the yisit will result in strengthening the already griendly relations existing between the two re publics. He says also that he regrets that his echeduie will not permit the feet to visit Vai paraiso. but that the vessels will pass close 10 tha: city in order to honor the Chilian fing.

Replying to the admiral’s communication, Mr. Hicks said he would make the “necessary ex planations to the Chilian government. He also complimented Admiral Evans on the effective condition of his fleet and the discipline of his men. A: a dinner on the battleship Minnesota the speeches all were couched in terms of warm #riendship. Moritz Braun, the American Con gular agent here; Alfred A. Winslow, United States Consul at Valparaiso, and others spoke. Rear Admiral Thomas expressed the regret of Rear Admiral! Evans that iliness forced his ab sence. He added, however, that the commander of the fleet was greatly pleased at the courtesies which had been extended to the Americans.

The dinner was given in honor of Sefior Pieto, Assistant Secretary of the Chilian Navy, the Governor and the officers of the Chilian cruiser Chacabuco. Covers were laid for forty. Ad wmiral Thomas in his speech ioasted King Fd ward and Commander Hodges of the British cruiser Sappho replied. The admiral also toasted Emperor William and Chancellor von Biilow. Sefor Pieto said: “Gentlemen, allow the present Under Secre tary of the Chilian Navy to propose the health of his distinguished former. colleague as As gistant Secretary of the United States Navy, Nr. Roosevelt, to whose talents our sister navy owes so much.”

Minister Hicks replied, praising Chilian hos Preparations on board the battleships and the destroyers for their voyage through the west ern section of the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific have been completed, and all the vessels gre ready to raise their anchors when the sig ‘nel is given from the flagship Connecticut to night. When day breaks on Baturday they will pave rounded Cape Froward, the extreme south ern point of the South American mainland, and turned their bows northwestward for the run of 150 miles to the Pacific end of the strait. The best of health prevalis among the crews. Sefior Chaigneau, Governor of the Territory of Magel ian, gave an official reception in honor of the visiting Americans at his residence yesterday. There were four hundred guests present.

The reception given on board Rear Admiral Evans's flagship, the Connecticut, was attended by several hundred persons from Punta Arenas, in addition io the Chilian and British naval of Soers, Much disappointment was expressed at the gbsence of Rear Admiral Evans. While his rneumatism has improved it did not permit him is attend the entertainment. The reception continued all the afternoon, the last guests leaving the flagship at o'clock. Last night the people of Punta Arenas were treated to an electrical display from the war ships, which used their flashlights and twink ¥ng lines of lesser illumination. Such a dis play wes never before seen here.

JAPANESE WOULD ENTERTAIN FLEET. Ask Permission in Los Angeles as Expression of Their Goodwill. Los Angeles, Feb. 7.—Japanese residents of Los Angeles and Southern California asked the local reception committee to-day for permission to assist in welcoming the officers and men of Admiral Evans's fleet upon their arrival here. The Japanese residents, of whem there are about five thousand in Southern California, through Secretary Shohachi Anju of the Japanese Association of Los Angeles, desired to make expression of their goodwill and ts disprove as false any accusation of ill feeling tow::. Americans. He announced that a fund was being ubscribed among Japanese. business men 10 assist in the entertainment of the fleet. The com mittee will decide later what part to give the Jap anes: on the raceptlion programme, CHILIAN ESCORT FOR THE FLEET. Santiago Ge Chili, Feb. 7.—The Chilian cruisers Ministro Zenteno and Esmeralda and five destroyv ers will meet the Americar fleet under Rear Ad mira] Evans off Talcahuano and escort it to Vali paraiso. The naval review off Valparaiso next Pridav. when the American warships will salute the por:, is attracting much interest. Many thou ‘sands of people will ge to Valparaiso from here and other interior points. The American cruiser Chicago, from Callao, has called at Arica and is now on her way to Val parziso. President and Mme. Monit will go out from Vai paraiso on February 14 aboard the schoolship Baquedano, from the deck of which the President will review the American fieet as it sails nerih ward. The enthusiasm here and at Valparaiso over the coming of the Amemecan battleships is great. All the forts and the wveksels of the Chilian navy ‘will anewer the salute of Rear Admiral Evans's oor i LASCARS BURN SCLDIFR ALIVE Provost Sergeant Murdered by Sailors on Pritich Transnori. Victoria, B. C. Feb. 7.—Mail advices received to-day from ¥ong Kong say that the provost ser ®eant on the British transport Sicilia, which took Le Cameron Highlanders to Hong Kong, was mur @cred by the Lascar sailors, who burned him alive in 2 furnace of the steamer. ni HEAVY SNOW IN CENTRAL EURCPE. Berlin, Feb. 7.—Heavy snow has been falling for many hours in East Prussia, Poland, Russia, Si lesiz. Austria and Rumania, in consequence of which the government telegraph administration an ounces that communication between these points partially or wholly interrupted. REICHSTAG REDUCES SUGAR DUTY. Berlin, Feb, 7.—The Reichstag to-day passed the Brussels sugar convention. It adopted also a reso tion 160 reduce the existing duty on sugar from 3 10 16 marks a metric hundredweight, begiening in April 19%.

Order by Telephone A big retail market adver tises that it has installed additional] telephone facilities and organized a special tele phone order department, with quick deliveries, for its lele phone custome¥s. Order by Telephone NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO. Te 7 Dey 8frect Lisbon, Feb. 7.—Simple funeral services to morrow will mark the final act in the traghdy of Saturday. All the arrangements for the march through the city and the ceremonies at the Church of San Vincente have been com pleted. Although it is the custom in Portugal for the new sovereign to walk behind the coffin of the dead menarch, it was announced to-day that the boy King will not be able to support this trying ordeal. Additional troops were brought into Lisbon to-day te accompany the procession and line the route. All persons who were arrested last week charged with secreting bomos, arms, etc., and three persons who were supposed io be regicides have been released. A detachment of political prisoners from the Caxias fortress, numbering about one hundred, was awaited at the station here by Republicans, who made a demonstra tion and cheered for “the Republic.” The un limited clemency is greatly appreciated by the Republicans, but is sharply criticised by mem bers of other parties. The police to-day discovered a depot of arms containing four hundred carbines. The last of the special foreign missions to at tend the funerals arrived in Lisbon to-night and hundreds of floral tributes have been re ceived at the palace. Practically every govern ment is represented. Charles Page Bryan, the American Minister, has sent two wreaths, one to King Manuel, with expressions of the most profound sorrow of President Roosevelt and the American people, and the other to Queen Amélie, conveying the heartfelt regrets of the American nation. The bodies of the King and the Crown Prince were viewed by the members of the diplomatic corps this afternoon. They lis in the royal chapel. The body of King Carlos was carried at mid night to the royal chapel. The head priest at tached to the palace led the procession, carry ing in his hands the palace cross. He was fol lowed by the majordomo, and then came a group of courtiers and officials. Behind the cof {in walked the Duke of Oporto, the King’s brother, and Vice-Admiral Capello, the latter bearing the Xing's plumed helmet and his sword. On the breast of the dead King were his orders. His hands were covered with white gloves. His fingers held a rosary, the beads being black pearls. Priests recited the prayers for the dead, while from afar could be heard the boom of the cannon on board the warships. When the final prayers were said the palace church bells rang a dirge. A similar ceremony marked the transfer of the body of the Crown Prince to the royal chapel. The face of the young man was covered with a Portuguese flag to hide his wound. King Carlos died a poer man. His entire fort une consisted of insurance policies held by the Bank of Portugal as security for advances made. After these repayments have been made it is said that ther: will not remain more than K30, 000 to be distributed to the heirs of the King. Senhor Machado, the leader of the Republican party, sald to-day he was certain that monarch ical rule in Portugal was doomed and that it would die out peacefully within a few years. THE CAREER OF BUISSA. Regicide an Unruly Y outh—Later Professor at Lisbon. Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 7.—The life story of Buissa, the leader of the band which killed King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz at Lisbon last Sat urday, has been obtained in this city from a Portuguese clerk in a commercial house, who was a schoolmate of the regicide. He says the as sassin’s full name was Manuel Res Silva Bulsss, end that he was born in the Vinhaes district, province of Braganza, Tras-os-Montes, Portugal. He was a son of the abbé of Vinhaes, and as a boy he went to the Lyceum at Braganza. He had nine brothers and sisters, and one of his sisters, ramed Belmira, lived until a short time ago in this city. Manuel was not the first criminal in the family. One of his aunts killed a servant in her employ when she found that her husband was making love to the woman. She was ar rested and sentenced to a long term cf imprison ment in Africa. As a boy Manuel Buissa was quarrelsome, but cowardly. He left the Lyceum with the reputa tion of a bad student and a vicious character. The life he led in Braganza made it necessary for his father to put him into the army, and he was consequently enrolled in the 7th Cavalry Regi ment of Braganza. Even in the army he was a hard youth to control, but, in spite of repeated punishments, he managed to gain the grade of sergeant. He continued a dissipated career, and was soon transferred from Braganza to the regi rent on duty at Alvas, on the frontier. Here he nad a serious brawl with six soldiers. For this offence he was court martialled, condemned to cerve a term in prison, and afterward expelled from the army. Buissa then returned to his native village of Vinhaes. Thanks to the influence of his father, he had an opportunity to become a school teacher, and it then seemed to his friends that he was going to reform and settle down. He studied hard, and after a vear went to Braganza, where he was sraduated from the district school. RBurssa was intelligent, and as he devoted himself to his studies he soon recelved a minor professorship and ob rained his diplema. After this he was sent to the National College at Lisbon as a professor, a post which he filled up to the @ime of his death. During the last few years Buissa was a Republi can in politics, and he bad friendly relations with members of this party. He became free thinker, and it was his custom to defend his political ideas in open discussion in the streets and in the cafés of Lisbon. Buissa's friend, who supplied the foregoing in formation, does not think that he accepted money or the commission of his crime. Manuel Buissa was vicious and wicked fn many ways, but he was above taking money for murder, his friend says. Buissa’'s family is well off and still lives at Vinhaes. FRANCO AT BORDEAUX.

Refuses to Discuss Plans— Denies Trouble with Queen. Bordeaux, Feb. 7.—Ex-Premier Franco and i his famiiy left the South Express here to-day 2nd took up their quarters at a hotel near the railroad station, where they will remain until to-morrow. They brought a large quantity of [4 up he baggage with them. A group of local newspaper men awaited Franco at the station, but when they stepped waved them away with a gesture of weariness and ignored the questions they asked him. He walked quickly to his hotel. The face of the man is haggard and he appears to be pre occupied. He looks constantly to the right and to the left, as if he felt he should be prepared to forestall some impending physical danger.

Franco told the manager of the hotel that he would remain over night, as he wished to change his Portuguese money into French money. The hotel is being guarded to-night by the police. Senhor Franco and his party dined in private at the hotel. The former Premier did not go out during the evening.

Franco spent the evening examining many time tables. There was a rumor that he in tended to ge to Sette on Saturday or Sunday and ‘hence to Marseilles, where he might em bark on a steamer or proceed to Switzerland. Hendave, Feb. 7.—Ex-Premier Franco, on the way here, finally consented to discuss the events of last Saturday. “The tragedy was a sad blow for me,” he said. “1 have been struck 16 the heart Yet in spite af eervthing 1 hope tc see my country recover. 1 bave confidence Hendave, Feb. 7.—Ex-Premier Franco, on the way here, finally consented to discuss the events of last Saturday. “The tragedy was a sad blow for me,” he said. “1 have been struck to the heart Yet in spite of egervthing hope tc see my country recover. have confidence THE ROYAL FUNERALS. Many Foreign Missions at Lisbon— King Died Poor.

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8&8 1908. 1 (FRENCH REPUBLIC PROPERTY) Natural Alkaline Water Unexcelled for table use. Standard cure for Dyspepsia, Stomach Troubles and Gout. Ask your Physician A Vicon Not Genuine without the word in the future of Portugal and in the monarchy which has been so cruelly tried. When I of fered my resignation I told Queen Amélie that all the monarchical parties had rallied around the throne and that my friends would give the Ministry the most loyal and the most complete support. “I wish henceforth to live in peace, far from the politics I have abandoned forever. 1 be lieve that time will bring a true and fair judg ment of my conduct, and with this I content myself.” Senhor Franco denied with indignation the published statements that Queen Amélie had accused him of being morally responsible for the assassination of the King. The son of the former Premier showed signs of great fatigue from the journey. CROWDS AT PARIS STATION. Paris, Feb. 7.—A rumor which was in circula tion here that the former Portuguese Premier, Senhor Franco, himself had not really gone to Bordeaux, but had delegated a friend to imperson ate him, hoping by this ruse to reach Paris unob served, drew crowds of Parisians to the Paris Orleans Railway Company station to-night. The police had to be called to keep back the throngs, which scanned each passenger coming out of the station after the arrival of the Madrid express. RAISUII IN TANGIER. Caid Macl.ecan Handed Over to the British Charoé. Tangier, Feb. 7.—Caid Sir Harry Maclean, who has been held in bondage for the last seven months by the bandit Raisuli, had heen officially turned over to the British chargé d'affaires here, in accordance with the agreement between Rai suli and the British government, under which Raisuli is to receive £100,000 as a ransom and a guarantee of protection for Himself and family. Sir Harry is in good health, but he seems to be weaker and older than before his capture. He says he will rejoin Sultan Abd-el-Aziz at Rabat. When Raisuli arrived outside the walls of Tangier with MacLean, he sent in a demand for permission to enter the city accompanied by five hundred of his soldiers. Sid Mohamed Gab bas, the Moroccag Foreign Minister, flatly re fused to allow him to do so, and Raisuli, as the result of inducements by the British chargé, came in with MacLean and three domestics. "When Caid MacLean had been officially turned over to the British authorities Gabbas released the imprisoned followers of Ralisuli, and the bandit departed undisturbed and almost un noticed MILYOUKOV BOYCOTTED. Unable to Address Douma Owing to Lack of Quorum. St. Petersburg, Feb. 7.—The tribulations of Paul Milvoukov, arising from his recent lecture in New York cn the political situation in Russia, were in creased in the Douma to-day by the formation of a parliamentary boycott, designed to make his further political activity in Russia impossibie. This decision was shown at a discussion of the motion recently made by M. Guchkoff, leader of the Octo brist party, that the Douma authorize the Com mittee on National Defence to hold secret meetings to discuss the naval programme and other strate gic measures. When M. Milvoukov arose and moved toward the tribune the Octobrists and Con servatives left the chamber, leaving the Douma without a quorum. The members of the Opposition and M. Milyou kov faced the demonstration calmly, not uttering a word. M. Khomyakoff, president of the Douma, was compelled to announce an intermission, and when, after the recess had ended, M. Milyoukov again mounted the tribune, the Octobrists and Con servatives again passed into the lobbies in a body, causing an adjournment of the session. The weapon chosen to humiliate the Constitu tional Democrat leader, however, cuts both ways, and threatens to cause an entire suspension of the legislative activity of the Douma, as M. Mil yvoukov announces that he intends to defend his right to speak, and that he will claim the floor until a quorum is present. In this he will be unanimously supported by the Opposition groups, which have passed a resolution saying that the behavior of the Octobrists is an affront to the en sire Onnocition. ADMIPAL NILOFF CENSURED. St. Petersburg, Feb. 7 —The trial of the officers of the imperial yacht Standart for negligence =n permitting the vessel to run on the rocks in the Gulf of Finland last year was concluded to-day. All of the accused men were acquitted, with the exception of Rear Admiral Niloff, who was repri manded because he had failed to verify the accu racy of his subordinates’ ‘report concerning ‘the navigability of Rilaks Bay. This was the second trial of the officers. The first trial resulted in findings against them, but thew annealed and the verdict was overruled. Patrick J. Connaughton, a clerk in the t'nited States Public Stores, living at No. 302 West 145th street, was taken suddenly il! on a northbound Ninth avenue elevated train last night just before reaching the 30th street station and died a few minutes after having been carried inside the station. An ambulance Roosevelt Hospital carried the body to the West 27th street station, and later to the Morgue, where it was identified by Robert Connaughton, a son, a clerk in the Equitable Life Assurance Society, who said that his father had been in the employ of the government for twenty years. that was summoned from the TROOPS LEAVE GOLDFIELD MARCH 7 Carson, Nev., Feb. 7.—Governor Sparks received a message from President Roosevelt to-day an nouncing that federal troops will be withdrawn from Goldfield on March 7. It is expected that the state police force will be organized by that date. Ss SEAT NO FARE. IN OKLAHOMA Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 7.—The State Corporation Commission issued an order to-day that exempts any person who is unable to find a seat in a rail way couch from paying fare or giving a ticket. Uniess rescinded, the order will become effective in sixty davs. MISSISSIPPI “DRY” MEASURE PASSED. Jackson, Miss, Feb. 7.—The lower house of the Mississippi Legislature passed the statutory prohi bition hill to-day. The bill provides that all sa loons in Mississippi shall be abolished on December al of this year. Women made a monster demonstra tion for the measure. nice IN wp» STATION. NEW STEAMSHIP RATES. Complete Agreement Reached by Transatlantic Companies. London, Feb. 7.—The official seals of all the steamship companies engaged in transatlantic passenger traffic were put to an agreement late to-night by which rate cutting ceases and the companies undertake to maintain certain rates for all classes of passengers. The figures will be made public soon. The basis of the under standing was reached by the heads of the com panies yesterday, after they had been holding conferences for a week, and to-night experts worked cut the details. There had been some stumbling blocks in the way of an agreement, but these were overcome, and to-night the dele gates to the conference gave out the following statement: A protracted conference, which has occupied the last week, finally has resulted in an under standing being arrived at among the passenger carrying lines in the North Atlantic trade. Working agreements have been completed, com prising, first, second and third class passenger traffic both eastbound and westbound, and a satisfactory solution has been found of the much discussed question involving a division of the Continental third class traffic between the Brit ish and Continental lines. It is satisfactory to be able to add that the arrangements referred to are of such a fair and reasonable nature that all the British lines see their way to enter fully into them. It follows naturally that an early restoration of rates to a normal basis will occur. The steamship lines which participated in the negotiations were the following: Allan, Amer ican, Anchor, Atlantic Transport, Canadian Pa cific, French, Cunard, Dominion, Donaldson, Hamburg-American, Leyland, North German Lloyd, Holland-America and Red Star. N. G. L. NEEDS 86,250,000. Steamship Company's Stockholders Authorize Loan. Bremen, Feb. 7.—An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the North German Lloyd Steam ship Company passed a resolution to-day to raise a loan of $6,250,000 to cover the cost of construction of two transatlantic liners which were laid down last year. Herr Wiegand, di rector of the line, reviewing the position of the company, said that the loan was necessary, owing to the last half year not fulfilling expec tations’ in consequence of the rate war of the transatlantic lines, and also because of the re cently ended competition with the Japanese company and the struggle with the English com panies for South American traffic. He was hopeful that the negotiations of delegates of the transatlantic lines in London would result in a restoration of rates, which would enable the Nor:h German Lloyd and other companies to re cover their losses. Herr Wiegand said that the falling off {fn emi grant traffic probably was only temporary. It depended on American conditions, he declared, and he could not foresee when a change for the better was likely to occur. He added, however, that a favorable reaction always came after financial depressions and that he felt certain an improvement in conditions was near. MEXICO UNABLE TO ACT. Laws Permit Free Passage of Immi orants Across Border. Mexico City, Feb.«7.—The Mexican govern ment has received no confirmation of the recent report as to the attitude of the Japanese govern ment relative to immigration to this country. No action, it is said, will be taken by this gov ernment in the premises, either in the matter of immigration of subjects of the Mikado or in the restriction of Japanese from crossing the border into the United States, as under the lib eral laws of Mexico the Japanese, like other na tionalities, are free to come sand go as they pl as long as they can pass the requirements of the Board of Public Health. It is said that the United States has made indirect suggestions respecting the attitude of the Mexican govern ment toward Japanese laborers, but no means has vet been devised, it is said, whereby the Mexican government can see its way clear to act in the matter. NEW RIO GRANDE TREATY. Plans to Irrigate Lands Along River

Marking Boundary. Mexico City, Feb. 7.—It is highly probabls that the treaty of 1848 between the United States and Mexico fixing the boundary line along the Rio Grande will be abrogated and an other one signed and ratified as a result of the negotiatiors which are now in progress. The question at issue is not to make the Rio Grande more navigable, but to destroy its pres ent navigability in the interest of agriculture and the development of the adjacent land on either side of the stream. The treaty of 184%, establishing the Rio Grande as the dividing line between a part of the frontiers of the two coun tries, stipulated that neither country should for any purpose divert the channel of the stream or take from it a sufficient amount of water to render it unnavigabie to a certain distance from its mouth. The two countries are investigating the ad visability of entering into a new treaty which would permit taking unlimited supplies of water from the Rio Grande for irrigation purposes, re gardless of the effect on navigation. FOURTEEN MEN HURT ON CRUISER Accident to Boiler of the French Warship Jeanne d' Are Off Tangier. ‘aris, Feb. [—Admiral Philibert, commanding the French naval forces in Moroccan waters, tele graphs that fourteen sailors were wounded, five of them seriously, as the result of an accident to the boiler of the cruiser Jeanne d Are ore Tangier to day. The vessel proceeded to Tangier, where the injured men were placed in hospitals.

i LINCOLN TRUST COMPANY MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK BROADWAY LISPENARD ST., BROADWAY 72d ST. Capital and Surplus $1,144,000 Interest Allowed on Daily Balances Accounts Invited DIRECTORS Geor Morton F. Plant, Capitalist Arthur Iselin NES CBU or Hotel Co. William Salomon w m, lseiin “o.. Dry Goods Wm. Saloiaon Co... Bnkrs, saae Seligman George C. Claek c k B. Aymar Sands J W. Seligman Co.. Enka Clark, Dodge Co.. Bankers Bowers Sands, Lawyers W Delancey Kountze Robert E. Dowling Lovis Stern Kountze Bros Pres. City Investing Co. Stern Bros... Dry Goods John PP. Munn. PD. Harrison E. Gawtry Samuel D. Styles Trustee S Savings Bank Chairman Con. Gas Co. Pres. North Riv. Sav. Bank dames Quinlan Charles FF. Hoff man Frank Tilford Pres Greenwich Savings Bank Hoffman Estate Pres. Park Tilford irvine E. Raymond z Edward Holbrook William Feisinger Pres, A. A. Vantine Cn Pres. Gorham Mfg. Co. Pres. New York Sav. Bank Wm. Conklin Abram M. Hyatt, Retired Edward Pres. Franklin Savings Bank Bradish Johnson Pres. Lord Stuart Dun Bradish Johnson Est. George Leask nn D ans Sons Clarence H. Kelsey sorge Leask Co. Bnkrs Owen w ard Pres, T. Guar. Trust Co. Robert Goelet, Vice-Prea of Lincoin Trust Ce. OFFICERS FRANK TILFORD, President. OWEN WARD, Vice-President JOSEPH Z. BRAY. Secretary. Taylor WILLIAM DARROW, Jr., Vice-Fres. EDWARD WILSON, Assi. Treas Winter Shoes For Men Stock has been cleared by January sale, and replenished by addition of fresh winter goods. We offer Cordo van, Calf and Kid, Leather or Duck lined and double soled. $4.00 to $7.00 High Cut Storm Shoes Tan oil grain and Moose, Bluchcr cut and Bellows tongue, double sole. $5.00 to $9.00 Full lines of Rubber Boots, Arctics and Overshoes. Alexander Sixth Avenue and Nineteenth Street NEW CURRENCY BILL Williams Introduces Measure Em bodying Views of Democrats. Washington, Feb. 7.—What will be known 2s “the minority currency bill” was introduced to-day by Representative Williams, of Mississippi, the Democratic leader of the House, who drew the measure as a result of a conference of Democrats behind closed doors to-day. Those besides Mr. Wili jams who took part in the conference were Repre sentatives Lewis, of Georgia; Pujo, of Louisiana; Glass, of Virginia Gillesple, of Texas; Ollie James, of Kentucky; Crawford, of North Carolina, and McHenry, of Pennsylvania, all members of the Com mittee on Banking and Currency. Harmony is said to have marked the proceedings. It is understood that the bill as drawn by Mr. Willlams may be subjected to slight amendment by its suphorters, but it will come before the House as a minerity report from the Banking and Currency Committee. Among the provisions of the bill are the follow ing: It repeals all laws permitting national banks to keep three-fifths of their reserves in banks of re serve cities, and similar laws permitting such de posit of one-half of the reserve. It provides that not less than one-half of the re serve now required to be kept in lawful money in central reserve cities shall hereafter be held in gold or gold certificates. It does away with the payment of national bank examiners by the fee system, and substitutes sai aries of not less than §,000 nor in excess of 3.000, with actual expenses, It provides that the total liabilities of any national bank shall not exceed one-tenth of the bank's paid in and unimpaired capital stock and one-tenth of its unimpaired surplus fund: and that in no event shall the liabilities exceed 30 per cent of the capital stock. “But the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount of commercial or business paper actu ally owned by the person negotiating it, shall not be considered as liabilities.” Violations ef this section 1s made a misdemeanor, punishabie by fine or imprisonment. No national bank shall lend in the aggregate more than seven times the amount of its paid-up capital plus its unimpaired, surplus. Violation is punish able as provided in the section preceding.

Any national bank may keep 5 per cent of its reserve in United States bonds or in the bonds of states or in the bonds of certain municipalities; but not more than one-fourth of the total reserve may be kept in state or municipal bonds: and the bonds shall be acceptabie only of such mu nicipalities as have maintained their bonds at or above par for six years preceding, and have been tn corporate existence ten years and have never defaulted in their funded debt, and whose net in debtedness does not exceed 18 per cent of their tax able property. The acceptability of such bonds as reserve security shall be passed on by the Attorney General of the state in which the municipality is located, and these bonds shall be known as “inter convertible bonds.” The Controller of the Currency, immediately after the passage of the bill, shall furnish a copy of the new law to each bank in the country, and inquire if it will accept the provisions. (Yonsent shall be hinding. and the labilities attaching to consent may be enforced hy the Controller. Agreement to accept the provisions shal entitie state banks and trust companies to the benefits of the new law. The elastic currency feature of the bill is contained in a section which provides that these intercon vertibie bonds may be deposited “in the nearest sub-treasury,” and the depositing bank shall re ceive In lieu thereof “United States emergency treasury notes.” These notes shall be in the nature of a loan. subject to a tax of one-eighth of 1 per cent for the first four months of their issuance, one-half of 1 per cent for the second four months and 1 per cent thereafter. When the bank feels that the emergency has passed and the loan notes are no longer needed it may redeem them with actual money. Such redemption moneys shail con stitute a special fund for the purpose of redeeming United States emergency currency notes whenever they are presented for payment. the notes then to be cancelled and destroyed. These notes shall he o er. x fer tone ercation of a fund of $1509.00 for the payment of depositors of failed banks operating under the provisions of this bill a tax of onesix teenth of 1 per cent is avthorized on the deposits of hanks so operating 3nd whose consent to he <o e as been obtained. ne ok section provides that no bank officer shall make a loan for the purposes of stock gam bling ana fixes as the penalty for violation a fine to the amount of the loan, or imprisonment. MORE POWER FOR COMMISSION. Senator Fulton's Railroad Rate Biil To Be Amended. Washington, Feb. 7.—In discussing Senator Ful ton’'s proposed amendment to the Interstate Com merce law authorizing the commission to suspend a proposed increase of a carrier's rates until hear ings can be held, the Senate Committee on Inter state Commerce to-day practically reached an agree ment to amend the bill so as to give the commis sion the right to begin proceedings against a rail road when in its judgment a rate is too high or the practices of a road produce the effect of an unfair rate. The bill is designed to meet the as sertion that roads often take advantage of ne complaints to impose unfair rates, and that often in thelr manner of manipulating freight hauls they impose what is practically an increased rate on tho shipper in an indirect manner. Under the pro posed amendment switching operations and conse quent charges may be scrutinized by the commis gion, as well as the shipment of livestock where

unnecessary time is consumed. NEW PUBLIC PRINTER. Treasury Rejects Rossiter’'s Bond— Captain Brian Takes Place. Washington, Feb. 7.—William 8. Rossiter, who on Wednesday was appointed by President Roosevelt Acting Public Printer in place of Charles A. Stil lings, who has been suspended pending an investi gation of the affairs of his office, went to the reasury Department to-day to have his bond ap proved. THe department refused to consider the matter on the ground that the President had ex ceeded his authority in appointing Mr. Rossiter, and that under the law the assistant printer, Cap tain H. T. Brian, succeeds to the vacancy. Mr. Rossiter later in the day stepped aside aad his place was taken by Captain Brian. Mr. Res siter, however, does not relinquish the work of in quiry laid out for him by the President. His po sition in the Government Printing Office becomes that of the President's personal representative, and he is proceeding with the investigation. The authority under which the Treasury Depart ment decided not to accept Mr. Rossiter’'s bond was the act of January 12, 1885, which provides that in case of death, resignation, absence or ill ness of the Public Printer the chief clerk of the Government Printing Office should perform the du ties of Public Printer until a successor is appeoint ed or such absence or illness shall cease. It alse provides that the President may in his disere tion authorize and direct any other officer of the government whose appointment is vested in the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, temporarily to perform the duties eof the vacant office. It also is provided that such vacancy by death or resignation must be filled within ten days. By the legislative act of 197 the title of the chief clerk of the Government Printing Office was changed to that of deputy to the Public Printer. Chairman Landis, of the committee which is fn vestigating alleged irregularities in the Printing Office, to-day made the following statement: The printing investigation commission has been for some months engaged in the investigation of information which will afford a complete analysis of the entire problem of public printing for departments and for Congress for the last A fiscal vears. The commission started this inquiry on November 13 by a letter addressed to the various executive departments. The replies to this inquiry will cover all of the government publications and will divide the printing into two classes—publica tions and miscellaneous. An inquiry was also ad dressed to the Government Printing

for still further information. None of these reports are as yet completed, and after they ha%e been submitted it is likely that several weeks will bo ba occupled in compiling and analyzing their data. While 2 comparison of cost is not the primary ob Jeet of this inquiry, it is ene of the objects, and it is the purpese of the commission to make the investigation as completa and thor ough as pessible. SYMPATHY WITH RUSSIANS.

Resolution Condemning Alleged Outrages Of fered by Mr. Bennet.

Washington, Feb. T.—A carefully worded resolu tion expressing sympathy with the Russian people who are the victims of qutrages was introduced Tm the House to-day by Representative W. S. Bennet, of New York. For some weeks past he has beén the recipient of many letrers asking that he use his influence to obtain some recognition by Con gress of the atrocities which it is alleged are being perpetrated in Russia. The Friends of Russian Liberty, an organization in New York headed by Bishop Potter and Seth Low, recently added #s petition. and Mr. Rennet hastened to introduce Ms resalution. In a brief preamble he mentions the friendly feeling that has always existed between the people of the United States and those of Russia and ex presses the gratitude of Congress te the Czar fog his services to humanity ta calling the Hague peace conference. The reselution then speaks of the alleged cruelties practised in Russia which have been reported by representative citizens eof this country and by the widows and erphans of Russians who have fled here. The resolution says that Congress deplores such acts of violence and inhumanity. “whidh have shocked the world WOULD RAISE CUSTOMS SALARIES. fF TOI The LT TIOuUns Bureau. Washington, Feb. 7.—Representative Charles Dun~ well, of Brdokiyn, introduced several bills in the House to-day providing for increased salaries for many of the customs officials of the Port of Now York. The following increases are stipulated: To assistant gaugers an additional 31 a day, $4000 a year to the assistant appraisers of merchandise, an additional $1 a day te night inspectors of pa toms and assistant weigheors, and $3.06 a year deputy collectors, deputy surveyors and naval officers. The bills provide that the to creases shall take effect passage of the measure, a a

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Washington Express on P. 5. R. Wrecked at Franklinville, N. Y.

Franklinvilie, N. Y., Feb. 7.—The Washington Express, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, was wrecked two miles south of here to-day. The was made up of only a locomotive, two ‘ears, a Pullman and a day coach, carrying in ‘all twenty passengers and a crew of six men. ‘#All of the passengers and four of the train crew “were badly shaken up and bruised. Ten of them ‘were taken to hospitals at Olean and Buffalo. ‘srhe others were able to proceed to their destina ‘tions. The list of injured follows: ALLEX, Sareh Olean, NX. YT. bruised end cut on left hand. BUSHLEY. C. E., brakeman, back injured. BROWN. J. W., New York City, back and left arm BLACKMORE. NM. ©O., Chicago, second finger cut oft right band. CROSSON, S. D.. Toronto, finger and wrist of left hand cut, shoulder sprained. CLEMENTS. N. B., Buffalo, badly shaken up, back sprained. IST. North Towanda, N. TY, head and hand cut, internal injury. DONAHUE, D. J, Olean, N. Y. right ankle sprained, forefinger of right hand cut GUGGENHEIMER, NM. C., Buffalo, left leg sprained, cut on heed GUGGENHEIMER, Mrs. M. C.. Buffalo, cut on both arms, SEMMINGWAY, T. Buffalo. slightly cut on both JOEXNSON, Carrie, Washington, general shaking up, bruise sbout shoulders.

KEYSER A. H., Olean, N. Y, scalp wound, left arm wrenched. MARBOREOR, E. F.. Pullman conductor, Washington. Jeft leg bruised lef: hand cut with glass, left arm eprained. MARTIN, Ir. K., assistant engineer, Pennsylvania Rail road, Olean, NX. Y., cut on head over eye. SEOREY, A. E., Toronto, left hand and shoulder injured, injured internaily; taken to Olean Hospital. NEAL E A. Buffalo, both hands and wrist cut. $OOPER. Mrs. Julia E., New York City, slightly cut on right hand. EWAN, Mrs. Lewis A, North Towanda, N. bruised cut on right hand. BTAYZE, C. E., Buffalo, shaken up. MOWNSEND, C. P., Washington cut on head, both hands S'RUBEE, Walter, Olear, N. Y.. head bruised slightly. TRUBEE, Mrs. Minnie, Olean, N. Y., scalp wound. WOODWARD, O. HH. Pennsylvania Railroad fireman, Olean, N. Y., head bruised. The accident is said to bave been due to spreading rails, caused by the recent severe weather. The engine and tender passed the bad spot safely. The forward trucks of the day coach, which was next to the tender, first «lipped from the rails, carrying the remainder of the train with it. The two cars bumped along the ties for fifty feet and then rolled down a BO-foot embankment. The engineer and fireman started the work of rescue, and they were joined by other members of the crew and passengers whose injuries were wiight. The most seriously injured were re moved to nearby farmhouse and made as com fortable as possible until the arrival of a relief train from Olean. The most seriously injured are E. De Kleist, Mayor of Tonawanda; A. J. Mercy, of Toronto, and S. D. Crosson, also of Toronto. They are internally injured. Mayor Dec Kleist was re turning from a three weeks’ trip in the South. SEIZED SYRIAN LACES BRING $2.450. Mershal Henkel Has No Trouble Disposing of Smueeled Goods. The first actual money profics resulting from ihe campaign begun about a vear ago by the United Siztes Attorney's office for this district te put an end to the smuggling of Syrian laces and other srticies from the eastern brink of the Mediter ranean were gathered in vesterday by Marshal Henkel on behalf of the Treasury Department. In the face of dozens of prospective bidders from the district about lower Washington and Rector strects, who are supposedly connoisseurs, the marshal su ceeded in starting the sale of the forty-five pi ages containing ibe Syrian merchandise seized from Maleof Bardwi! with a bid of an even $2,000, and Fan it up to $2,450, about $12) more than the esti mated foreign value of the goods, before the jot was =o0id 10 Bardwil Brothers, of No. 101 Wash ington street. With the duty of 50 per cent, the home value of the assortment of lace articles, sill: shawls. ete, is placed by the customs authorities ®t more than $3700. The investigation of the methods of bringing ar ticles of Byvrian manufacture into this country last wear resulted in some haif dozen arrests of Syrian merchants and the confiscation of consignments made to them from Levantine ports. Next Tues day the marshal will try to dispose of two trunks taken fremm N. M. Maloof Co., and valued at over Yn AUTO EXPERTS IN VANDERBILT SUIT. One Testifies that if Car Ran At All It Could Not Ee Stonped. An stmosphere of gasolene and garages pervaded Part VII of the Supreme Court yesterday when the suit brought by Francois Richard to recover $5,000 from Alfred G. Vanderbilt for work dene in constructing racing automobile was called for trial by Justice Gerard. Richard alleges that he was hired to assemble an automobile which was to beat all reccrds at Ormond, Fila, but was pre vented from making sme final adjustments. Ed ward Crocker, Mr. Vanderbilt's private secretary, egid thar there was a verbal understanding that Rickard was to receive $2500 if the car beat the record.

Georges Verrand, Mr. Vandervilt’s head chauf feur, testified that the car could not run under its own power and had to be towed. W. J. Morgan swore that he had seen the car run past the grendstand under its own power. Thomas J. Fay, an sutomoblle designer, said that the car if it ran at all would go twice as fast as the owner wanted it to go and could not be stopped. He spoke of carburetors, triple opposed cvlinders and computed horsepower and gears until the jury looked mystified. Justice Gerard threw on the reversing lever and pulled the sparking plug out of the motion made ©y Mr. Vanderbilt's counsel for dismissal of the eompleint when he adjourned the hearing to Mon dey. ORDER IN TOWER SEPARATION SUIT Justice Kepgh, in the Supreme Court in White Plains, signed an order yesterday directing Mrs. Mary Bogardus Tower 1o show cause why she should mot be compelled to supply a further bill ©f particulars in her suit for z separation from ber husband, Albert Edward Tower, an ironmaster, of Poughkeepsie. Justice Isaac N. Mills has signed an order allowing Mrs. Tower $73 2 month alimony. Mr. Tower's first wife killed herself and her fourteen-year-old son in 182. Mr. Tower's present wife was en operator in the telephons exchange in Poughkeepsie Bestforcakes v of all makes CORN SYRUP An everyday sweet for all people. In air-tight tins, 10c, 25¢, 50c. COLER FOR METZ’'S PLACE. Will Be Candidate for Controller, Borough President Says. Borough President Coler is so miserable over the way that Controller Metz is running things in the Finance Department that he anounced yesterday he was going to be the next Controller of New York. He seemed to mean it. Mr. Metz reported yesterday at the meeting of the Beard of Estimate with a heavy cold. He was hardly able to speak abeve a whisper, but even without his customary vocal resonance he advised Mr. Coler that as a financier his proper quotation was about 30 cents. When Mr. Coler entered the room he was warmly greeted, and there were several kindly allusions to Mr. Bryan and the Democratic Club luncheon ar ranged by Controller Metz without including the Borough President of Brooklyn In the list of guests. A communication from the Controller requesting the rescinding of a resolution adopted on December 13 directing 211 heads of departments to refrain from making increases in salaries for grades cov ered by the schedules adopted by the board on that date caused a lively tilt between its sponsor and Mr. Coler. “The Controller has raised some salaries since the resolution alluded to was passed,” said Mr. Coler. ““This rescinding plan is necessary to clear his record.” “I don’t need to clear my record. as every one knows.” said Mr. Metz, “but I think that those who deserve raises should get them.” President McGowan vigorously opposed the Con troller's request, stating that he did not believe that the work of the commission which had labored over the salarv proposition should go for nothing. Mr. Metz finally withdrew his communication tem porarily. After the meeting Mr. Coler was asked whether he expected that primary contests would be neces sary preliminaries te his stepping into Mr. Metz's shoes, “No,” b~ said, “but we are out to take the lead ership of Kings County from a man who has solid the party out in the state and the nation. We're goed Democrats—those of us who are opposed to MeCarren. Mr. Shevlin, furthermore, would not take the leadership if it were offered to him on a silver salver, end 1 am in the same position. We nave no candidate for the leadership of Kings, but we do want to get McCarren out, and we are going to get him out. As for the district leaders, we wil] have no candidates in such districts as are repre sented by leaders who are willing to come out against MeCarren, but in others all elements will be united against the man who has sold out his

narty NO SUCCESSOR TO LANTRY YET. Mayor Will Appoint New Fire and Dock Commissioners Next Week.

AMavor McClellan said yesterday he would not £11 the vacancies in the Dock and Fire departments until next week. The rumor foundry was busy filling the place made vacant by the resignation of Francis J. Lantry. Commissioner -Coggey of the Department of Correction was talked of for the place, but those close to the Mayor are certain that he will not be the man.

John Purroy Mitchel. Commissioner of Acccunts, called on the Maver yesterday. When he was leaving the City Halil he said: “The Board of Fire Underwriters and the Mer chants’ Association will jeintiy make an exhaustive examination of the apparatus and organization of the Fire Department, and thls examination will precede the investigation ¢f the department which the Commissioners of Accounts will make. The ex perts employed by the organizations named will be accepted by the city. The engineers employed by the organizations named will make a thoroughgo ing test of the apparatus, and when they get throuzh we ought to know what is wrong with the Fire Department, if there is anything at fault.”

CRAYTONS HAVE FULL LARDER NOW.

Captain Gallagher and His Men Come to Aid of Destitute Family. The money collected by Captain Gallagher and the men of the Church street police station for the benefit of George Crayton and his family, at No. 25 Washington street, has been turned over to them. Yesterday afterncon there was plenty to eat in the house, and there was a receipted rent bill proudly displayed on the mantel. Captain Gallagher has also announced that he will get Crayton some kind of work in a few days, and the Craytons are looking forward to better times,

Mrs. Crayton's appeal to Captain Gallagher brought assistance from the policeman, well known for his generosity. It was learned yes terday that Mrs. Crayton was mistaken in think ing she had appealed to the Charity Organization Society. The Charity Organization Society, which has dene much good work aleng just such lines, had not heard of Mrs. Crayton. Cravton is en deavoring to obtain a pensicn from the govern ment, as he was wounded while fighting in the Philippines, and several attorneys have offered to heln him.

JUDEANS MEET FEBRUARY 16. The annual meeting of the Judeans will be held on February 16 at the Hotel Manhattan. The topic for discussion will be “The Jew in Art and Archi tecture.” Among those who will take part in the discussion wil be louis Ehrich, Professor R. J. H. Gottheil, Arnold Bruuner, Miss Florence N. Levy, Dr. Daniel A. Huebsch and M. S. Levussove.

1] A business meeting will also be held at which members of the governing body will be chosen to fill the places of governors whose terms have ex pired.

E——————b— MORE HELP FOR MARRIAGE BUREALlL For the proper maintenance of the work of grant ing marriage licenses, zs required under the pres ent statute, the Board of Estimate yesterday au thorized the employment of five clerks, at $1,200 a year, and six Interpreters, at similar salaries, for the Borough of Manhattan, and four interpreters for the Berough of Brooklyn. It is now up to the Board of Aldermen to supply the necessary funds. TO REVIEW ASTOR'S DAMAGE CLAIM

William Waldorf Astor's writ of certiorari to re view the action of the commissioners to determine ihe damages for changes of grade in the 23d and 24th wards of The Bronx was decided in his favor in the Appeliate Divisicn of the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Astor sought $800,000 damages from ths city for these changes of grade in front ef his property, but the change of grade damage com missioners dismissed the elaim. TO EXHIBIT SAFETY DEVICES Anntuncement has been made that an expesition will be held here early in April, under the auspices of the American Museum of Safety Devices and Industrial Hygiene, to show the best methods of safeguarding workmen and protecting the general pub'ic. The exhibits will consist of safety devices, protected machinery in aetual eperation, models end photographs. During the exposition iilustrated lectures by engineers will explain industria] con ditions and hazardous eccupations, NFW.VORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. FEBRUAKRY 8. 1908. bd ARMY AND NAVY NEWS. Maj jor Andrus Sent to Hospital for Insane. {From The Tribune Bureau.] Washington, Feb. T. FAILED TO TAKE RIDING TEST.—Major Frank B. Andrus, retired, whose home is in Buffalo, has just been sent to the government hospital for the insane. This action was taken as the result of observation conducted at the request of Mrs. An drus by army surgeons in Washington. Major Andrus was brought to this city a few days ago suffering from what was regarded as derangement of the mind. His condition was found to be such as to justify his transfer to the institution named. Major Andrus was placed on the retired list about a month ago at his own request, after thirty years’ service. He was one of the officers who failed to take the horsemanship test, and was reported as physically incapacitated by the surgeons at that time. Iis retirement, however, was only indirectly due to that incident, as he at once applied for transfer {rom the active list.

SUBMARINES FOR THE PACIFIC.—It has been decided” to send the submarines Porpoise and Shark to the Pacific Coast, anG it is barely possible that these ships and one or two others of the same type will be sent to the Philippines, where they will bs assigned to the new naval base and dockyard which will undoubtédly be estab lished in the vicinity of Manila, now that it has been decided to abandon the project of such an establishment at Olongapo. The Porpoise and the Shark are now at the navy yard at Brooklyn, and will be transferred to the first collier which sails from New York for the Asiatic station. It is not known when the departure will be made, but as soon as possible, SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN ARMY.—The War Department is again being approached by those who are Interested in having Sunday strictly ob served by the enlisted force of the army. Some weeks ago the general staff made a voluminous. report which showed the need of exercise and wholesome diversion by soldiers who were required to work six days in the week and who, on account of their associations and surroundings, must be permitted to have as much liberty on Sunday as is enjoyed by civilians. Jt was decided, therefore, that athletics could be held on military reserva tions on Sunday as on anv other day. This was far from satisfying those who have been agitating the question of prescribing the conduct of enlisted men, and they have submitted a voluminous argu ment along familiar lines. It is doubtful] whether another rejoinder will be made by the War De partment. as it is appreciated that the discussion may easily be rendered interminable and leading nowhere in particular. The indications are that the War Department will adhere to its decision respecting the diversions of the scidier on Sunday.

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OIL FIRED TORPEDO CRAFT. —Secretary Met calf has instituted an inquiry among the builders of the torpedo boat destroyers as to the cost of converting those vessels into of! burning eraft. The substitution of mechanism to accomplish this must be at some expense, which will have to be borne by the government and added to the contract price for the construction according to specifications. These specifications in all cases contemplated such facilities as shall permit the use of coal enly. The Secretary of the Navy is greatly impressed by the reports which he has received from Europe, which show that most of the torpedo eraft of England and the Continental navies are using oil as fuel. It is expected that the estimate of the additional cost of the substitution of mechanism on’ destroyers under construction will be ready for department consideration in the next week or two. This cost, however, is only one of the items to be considered in the expense of adopting oil in piace of coal as a fuel for the torpedo craft. When the substitution is effected it will be necessary to build “oilers,” as the British call them, or ships for carrying the liquid fuel for delivery to torpedo boats which are away from the bases of supply. These bases will be tank stations, where the oil is stored for use in emergency. The department is also looking into the domestic sources of natural supply of ofl and conducting an investigation as to the probable cost of the material, which it is imagined may be at a

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FAR-REACHING SEARCHLIGHTS.—The coast

artillerists are engrossed with the problem of in creasing the range of the beam from the search- light. That indispensable instrument has now been

formally adopted by the coast artillerists as an adjunct of the works of defence. It is realized that

i naval attack along the coast will in all probability ba conducted at night and it is eminently neces sary to have searchlights of considerable radius and power to detect the ships of a foe. At present the

range of the searchlight is not more than five thou- i sand yards, and there the instrument appears to remain. The experts are devoting themselves to the development of an improvement of the light so

that its range shall at least he doubled. It will be thousand yards, at least, and unless this is possible with the improved searchlight that instrument wiil be correspondingly lessened in effective value,

ORDERS ISSUED.—The following orders have been issued ARMY,

Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD H. WILSON, 16th Infan try, to command Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry, vice Colonel HOBART K. BAILEY, to New York City. Colonel Bailey transferred from 23th to 20th Infantry. Captain RICHARD T. ELLIS, from 1624 Company, coast artillery corps, to commanding officer, Artil lery Distrigt of Key West, for staff duty.

i i necessary to locate an approaching foe at ten

Captain EDWARD M. TALBOTT. assistant surgeon,

from Fort Leavenworth to Army of Cuban Pacifica tion, vice First Lieutenant EDGAR W. MILLER, assistant surgeon, to Fyrt Leavenworth. Following second lieutenants, coast artillery corps, as signed to artillery districts and companies specified: THOMAS F. M'NEILL and GEORGE RUHLEN, jr. Artillery District of 8an Francisco: JOHN I. TOWNES, jr... ROBERT E. VOSE. DEAN HALL and JOHN 8S. WILLIAMS, Artillery District of Puget Sound; sGEORGE M. PEEK, 107th: PERRY M. GALLUP, 46th: WILLIAM P. WILSON, 82d; CHARLES WILLIAMS, 136th; ALEXANDER J. STUART, 100th: CHESTER J. GOODIER, 157th;

JOHN E. MORT, Ist; JUNOIUS PIERCE, 133d; HENRY W, T. ENGLINMN. 112th. i Examining and Supervising Dental Surgeon JOHN T.. HERR, from Fort [Leavenworth to general hos pital, Presidio of San Francisco. MARINE CORPS. Captain H. O. BISSETT, detached navy yard. New York;

to command marine detachment, the Idaho, when commissioned.

Second Lieutenant A. A. RACICOT, from naval hospital; to marine barracks, navy yard, Mare Ysland.

MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. ~The following movements of vessels have heen report=sd to the Navy Department: ARRIVED. Feb. 4.—-The Justin at Magdalena Bay. SAILED. Feb. 4. —The Marietta, froin Puerto Cortez for Tampa. Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD H. WILSON, 16th Infan try, to command Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry, vice Colonel HOBART K. BAILEY, to New York City. Colonel! Bailey transferred from 23th to 20th Infantry. Captain RICHARD T. ELLIS, from 1624 Company, coast artillery corps, to commanding officer, Artil lery Distrigt of Key West, for staff duty. Captain EDWARD M. TALBOTT. assistant surgeon, from Fort Leavenworth to Army of Cuban Pacifica tion, vice First Lieutenant EDGAR W. MILLER, assistant surgeon, to F\rt Leavenworth. Following second lieutenants, ceast artillery corps, as signed to artillery districts and companies specified: THOMAS F. M'NEILL and GEORGE RUHLEN, jr. Artillery District of 8an Francisco: JOHN I. TOWNES, jr... ROBERT E. VOSE., DEAN HALL and JOHN S. WILLIAMS, Artillery District of Puget Sound; sGEORGE M. PEEK, 107th: PERRY M. GALLUP, 46th: WILLIAM P. WILSON, 82d; CHARLES S. WILLIAMS, 136th; ALEXANDER J. STUART, 100th: CHESTER J. GOODIER, 157th; JOHN E. MORT, Ist; JUNOQIUS PIERCE, 133d; HENRY W, T. ENGLINMN. 112th. Examining and Supervising Dental Surgeon JOHN T.. HERR, from Fort [Leavenworth to general hos pital, Presidio of San Francisco. MARINE CORPS. Captain H. O. BISSETT, detached navy yard. New York; to command marine detachment, the Idaho, when commissioned. Second Lieutenant A. A. RACICOT, from naval hospital; to marine barracks, navy yard, Mare Island. MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. —The following movements of vessels have heen report=sd to the Navy Department: ARRIVED. Feb. 4.—-The Justin at Magdalena Bay. Vall. Feb. 4. —The Marietta, from Puerto Cortez for Tampa. Feb. 6.—The faturn, from Mare Isiand for Magdalena Bay; the Hist, the Tarantula, the Cuttlefish and the Viper, irom navy yard, New York, for Annapolis; the Yankton, from Punta Arenas for Valparaiso, Feb. 7.—The Alexander, from Guam for Cavite. The Rellel placed in service, navy yard, Mare Island, February 6. BELL BEFORE NAVAL COMMITTEE. Speaks on Need of Pacific Coast Fortifica tions.

Washington, Feb. 7.—General Bell, chief of staff of the army. by invitation of Representative Hob son, of Alabama, spent three hours to-day befora the Ilouse Commitiee on Naval Affairs, discussing the need of a larger navy in relation to the Pacific Const fortifications. The fortification 4" Subigz Ray, near Manila, and the need of a drydeck at Pearl Harbor, near lonolulu, were considered. A bill appropriating $200,000 for beginning the latter proj ect has been introduced. Next Monday the committee will vote on the navy appropriation pill. The vote will decide whether the committea shall recommend the con struction of four battleships, as urged by the Presi. dent and the Secretary of the Navy, or cut down that estimate by one-half, in line with the policy of retrenchment favored by Republican leaders in the House.

The Navy Department to-day sent to the House supplemental estimates calling for an appropriation of $1,120,000 for repairs and conversion of war craft, as follows: To convert the cruisers Baltimore and San Francisco into mine laying ships, $100,000; to refit the engines and bollers of those vessels, $600,000; to equip the Brookiyn as an armored cruiser, $75,000; for repairs, alterations and changes necessary to make the Alabama, the lllinois, the eatarse, the Kentucky and the Iowa effective as &00,G00, and for general repairs To the Ty ym, oh La Sihasa) Sepa vo i

[From The Tribune Bureau.] make that craft effective as a torpedo boat de strover, $45,000.

DISCONTENT IN THE ARMY. Reasons Given in Response to Secretary Taft's Invitation. Washington, Feb. 7.—There have been plenty of responses, both from officers and enlisted men, to Secretary Taft's invitation for an expression of reasons of discontent and unrest in the army. The reasons given as contributing to disturbing condi tions are the practice marches, compulsory exer cises in the gymnasium in some cases, inadequacy of the ration and the cutting off of ‘‘extras” in the way of food and the character of extra work. The department has already taken steps to ameliorate some of these conditions. The ration has been in creased and Congress has been asked to create a service corps, to cost $401,060, to do extra and non military work now required of soldiers. The monetary value of the increase authorized in the ration is a little more than two cents a ration. There will also be established a haversack ration, made of bacon, hard bread, coffee and sugar, and possibly canned beef, to be used for emergencies, SUBMARINES BACK IN NAVY YARD The Cuttlefish Injures Her Propeiler by Kittine Cake of Ice. The submarines Tarantula, Viper and Cuttlefish, with their tender, the Hist, returned to the navy vard, Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, after an ab-~ sence of about twenty-three urs. They returned because the Cuttletish injured "her screw. She will go into drydock.

The flotilla, under command of ‘Lieutenant C. E. Courtney, left the navy yard Thursday afternoon bound for Annapolis. Just before the Sandy Hook Lightship was reached the Cuttlefish met witfi her mishap. At the time her stern was considerably under water. Her screw was making between four hundred and five hundred revolutions a minute. Suddenly there was a jar end the boat slackened speed. Lieutenant Courtney was informed, and he determined to turn back to the yard for repairs rather than try to make the run through 240 miles of open sea with damaged machinery. i The boats anchored off Tompkinsville, Staten Isl and, late in the evening, and yesterday morning Lieutenant Edward Marquart, who {s in charge of the Cuttlefish, had the water removed from the rear compartments to the front compartments to raise the stern. Ie felt about the screw with a rod and found that one of the blades was apparent {ly badiy bent. It is believed the screw hit a cake of ice. NOVICE BOTHERS WIRELESS STATION. Would-Be Marconian Land Wizard Spoils Government Messages from Fort Wright. New London, Conn, Feb. 7.—For a week the wire less telegraph operator at Fort Wright, Fisher's Island, has been bothered by an unidentified sender, and all attempts to break or inform him to get off the line have proved futile. The mysterious in truder is thought to be a novice in New London who has erected an amateur experiment station and {e tuned with the Fort Wright station by acci dent. At intervals important govermment messages from the island are Knocked into a cocked hat by the would-be Marconian land wizard, whose chief delight apparently is ratiling the Morse alphabe and Phillips code through the air, unconscious of the suppressed prefanity and wrathful feelings of the preiessicnal operators at the other end.

MILITIA RESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED. Several Officers of 12th Regiment Retire— Other National Guard Chenees. Albany, Teb. T.—Adjutant General Nelson H. Henry announced to-night that Governor Hughes had accepted the resignations of several officers of the 12th Regiment, increasing the number who have retired since the announcement that the court of inquiry had found nothing in the charges against Colonel Dyer, commanding the regiment. These additional resignations of officers of the 12th were arnounced:

Majors John Philip Binkard and Nathaniel Thayer Robb, Second Lieutenants Henry W. Shoe maker, Thomas B. Crocket and Edgar C. Lakeland, jr. Leave of absence has been granted to Captain E. Ormonde Power. It is also announced that ex-Assemblyman Robert Mazet, captain in the 7th Regiment, has been bre vetted major and Major Henry L. Cockran, sur geon, 23d Regiment, lieutenant colonel for econ tinuous and meritorious service of more than twen ty-five years.

Leave of absznce has been granted to Russell W. Whitlach, of the 3d Battery, Field Artillery, Brook iyn, who some time ago caused charges to be made concerning a fellow officer who was a candi date for promotion in the battery.

Be SURGEON STCKES IN COMMAND Washington, Feb. 7.—The hospital ship Relief was placed In zervice at the Mare Island Navy Yard vesterday, according to a dispatch received at the Navy Departinent to-day, and Surgeon Charles Fk. Stokes assumed command. The vessel is being pre pared for duty with the battleship fleet, and will leave Mare Island in time (0 reach Magdalena Bay a week or more ahead of Admiral Evans, who is scheduled to arrive there March 14. The membirs of the haspital corps for the Relief, numbering about fifty men, are already in San Francisco, and the elvilian crew is being enlisted. WANTS THE TEXAS FOR A TARGET Washington, Feb, 7.—W. 8. Isham, of this city, made a request of the House Commlitee on Naval Affairs to-day to be allowed to test a service armor plercing projectile against the armor plate of some of the battleships at the minimum battle range of five thousand yards, and in case of failure {0 pene trate plate he asks for a second test of an outside explosive shell to establish its effect. He suggested hat the battleship Texay he used. The committee tock no action on the request. “TOO MANY NAVY YARDS.” Representative Lilley Wants Minor Ones Abolished. rT"~om The Tribune Bureau. Washington, Feb. 7.—Pursuant to the anxious de mands for economy In government expenditures which have characterized the utterances of those Representatives in any way connected with the disbursement of public money, Representative George L. Lilley, of Connecticut, nas devised 2a means of saving a vast sum without, he says, im pairing the efficiency of any department. As a member of the House Committee on Naval Affairs he has for some time been studying the conditions at the navy yards of the United States and has come to the conclusion that many of them are not only useless, but censtitute an unreasonable drain on the treasury. So sanguine is he that this view will be adopted by any other members who may investigate the subject that he wiil in the near future introduce a resolution providing for the ap pointment of a commission to investigate the ef ficlency and utility of all the navy yards oi the country. Ie feels sure that a report from such a commission would bear out his contention that there are too many navy yards, and that the pursu ance of a policy of concentration would not only promote economy, but greatly increase the ef ficiency of the remaining vards. Mr. Lilley woulld preserve only four navy vards on the Atlantie Coast, these at New York, Phila delphia, Norfolk and Boston, and on the Pacific Cpast at Puget Sound. He would also maintain the yards in the Philippines and Hawali, but would abolish all others, notably those at Portsmouth, Port Royal, Charleston, Key West and New Or leans. These yards, he says, have not done their share in maintaining the efficiency of the navy, as many of them have not docked a battleship in vears and are of little other practical use because of the shallowness of thelr harbors. He realizes that this plan will meet bitter opposition in the House and in his committee for the reason that many yards are kept open through the activity of members of Congress, who will consider it their duty to fight against abolishing them. He hopes, however, that a commission may be appoinied which will consider the situation impartially and will make a reply favorable to his plan. He points to the success of the British method of concentra tion, which maintains only two great navy yards. where all the work of repairing and decking is done wo g—— FAKE LIEUTENANT TRIES TO BUNCO Offers Clerical Jobs at New London Navy Yard and Then Disappears. fy Telegranh tn The Tribune New London, Conn., Feb. T.—“Lieutenant Forg, U. 8. N.,” was the name claimed by a young .nan who drifted into town yesterday and, it is alleged by government officials, attempted to bunceo sev eral persons Ly offering them clerical jobs at tha navy yard. The stranger said he had been ordored here to take winarge of the naval! station.

He offered a place to Miss Ilda May Chute. stenographer at the Mohican Hotel, and a voung man who has becn advertising in the papers was informed that he could have a place at $2 a dav by presenting himself at the Custom House thig morning. There is no Lieutenant Ford in the naval regis ter, and the only officer assigned to command the New Londen neval station is Chief Beatswain Hugh J. Duffy. The “lieutenant” was last scen at the Union Station this morning, and it is believed he bas left town. PRESIDENT HEINS TO RETIRE. John I. Heins, pré®ident of the Brooklyn Coney Island Railroad, with which he has been connected in an official capacity for twenty-four years, will retire soon, although he will for a time continue as a director of the company. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF The annual dinner of the Amherst Association of New York will be held on February 21 at the Wal dorf-Astoria. Another rally of the women teachers will be held this morning in the assembly hall at Normal Col lege, on Park avenue and 67th street, to further the cause of their equal pay bill. The call has been sent out by Miss Grace Strachan, president of the Interborough Women Teachers’ Association. Lineoln's Birthday will be celebrated by the Lin coln Fellowship Association with the first annual dinner, to be held at Delmonico’s uptown estab lishment. The speakers will be Frederick W. Seward. Count A. T. Spiridovitch and General James Grant Wilson, Mary Lewis, a negress, was held In £2.99 bail in the Harlem court yesterday on complaint of Denis Reilly, eof No. 2460 Eighth avenue, whom she slashed with a razor on the 13th street elevated station. Professor John Graham Brooks will lecture on “The Real Test of Civilization” at the Hudson Theatre, No, 138 West 44th street, at Ii o'clock this morning. Miss Tlorence Hungerford, a cashier, was acauit ted of the charge of larceny made against her by Mary E. Jonnings, of No. 249 West 22d street, after the prisoner had fainted twice during the trial of Ler case in the Jefferson Market court. The young woman was removed to St, Vincent's Hospital af ter being discharged hy Magistrate Harris. “The Federal Government and the Corporations” will be the subject of a lecture delivered by Pro fessor John Bates Clark, of Columbia University, at the People’s Institute Club, No, 118% East 15th street, to-morrow afternoon. William Holley, a young Kaffir, employed as an elevator boy in the Antoinette apartments, No. #0 Fast (8th street, was arrested in a pawushop yes terday while trying to pledge a pair of dlamond sleeve buttons, the property of Miss Blanche Ring. the actress. Ie was held in $1,000 bail for trial. Frederick E. McKay, Miss Ring's husband, ap peared as complainant, Commissioner Bingham was ordered by a de cizion of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, handed down vesterday, to reinstate in the department John Connolly, a patrolman, whe was dismissed last year for alleged neglect of duty. He will be reinstated, with costs. Glaser and Welz Plead Not Guilty to Indiet ments Azzinst Them. George L. Glaser, a lawyer of Newtown, who ad mitted that he got $66,000 in commissions for his part in the sale of the Kissena Park property to the city, pleaded not guilty yesterday when ar raignea before Justice Jaycox in the Supremes Court at Flushing to answer an indictment for perjury John Welz, the brewer, against whom two indiet ments were found several days age, also pleaded not guilty, but asked for the privilege of altering the plea, if desirable. Glaser asked for the same privilege, and was held in $5,000 ball, which was furnished by William Winckler, ¢f Far Rockaway. The indictment was based on testimony the law ver had given, in which he said he had drawn £19.06) from the bank in which he had deposited ths fees that he received for the sale of the land about February 20 to pay it inte the treasury of the Park Terrace Company, and that when he offered the money he learned that the owners, for whom it was intended, could not give title to certain lands. Consequently Glaser said that Be kept the money. According to the indictment, an agreement made or December 6 showed that the title to the lands in question was under dispute, and there was no payment on them due at the time that Glaser got the monay from the bank. Deputy Attorney General Vidaver appeared in court and asked for bench warrants for two mem wanted as witnesses before the grand jury who have suddenly disappeared from Queens. BROOKLYN BUREAU NOT CONSULTED Hitch Over Appeal for Funds Sent Out From the Marv A. Fisher Home. William I. Nichols, general secretary of tie Brooklrn Bureau of Charities, sent out a netics vesterday asking those disposed te respond tn an appeal from the Mary A. Fisher Home in Mount Vernen, N. Y., in which the name of the Brooklyn bureau is used, to send their gifts to the bureau. According to Mr. Nicheis, the ap peal sent out from the Home begins: “The Brook= vn Bureau of Charities placed in our Home, in October, 1899, an aged civil engineer on ths fol Jatin conditions: That we support him for the sidue eof hie lifetime and receive at his death rh sum of $259, with the interest thereon.” “This ecireunlar asking for a gift in behalf of this man was sent without consultation with us or authorization by us.” said Mr. Xlichols yesisr day. “When the Breokl!ya bureau found that a number of its contributors had received this cire cular and were disposed to answer it, thinking that we sanctioned thie request, I wrote to Miss Fisher pretesting against the use of this bureau's name and asking for particulars in regard to the man whom I had sent to the Ilome eight years ago. In answer she did rot give me the details I asked for, and I have thought it best to ask all of our contributors who desire tu give meney for this particular case to send their contributions te this office, to be held until we can get more infor mation.” ALIMONY FOR MRS. PERSCH ORDERED Mis, Gretchen Ferseln, wiwse husband, Coons John Peter Persch, is suing for an absoluta d= vorce, wiil get $20 a week alimony pending the wizh of the suit, and her counsel, House, Grossman Vorhaus, will receive a counsel fee of §1i0 Mrs. Persch asked for $200 a week and her counsel asked for $230. Colonel Persch names Frederick Lo Roth as corespondent. Mrs. Persch charges her husband with fmproper conduct with his first wife, whe di vorced him some years azo, naming the present Mrs. Persch as the corespondent. All the allegi= tions are denied. NEW MAYORALTY QUSTER DECISION. In a decision handed down vesterdayv the Aprele late Division of the Supreme Court reversed tha opinion of the Supreme Court in granting the or der denvirs Maver McClellan's motion to compel Attorney General Jackson to furnish a mere com= plete bill of partieniars in the custer procecdicg® brought by William R. Hearst azainst the Mayet. In his motion the Mayor also asked that the ALwr« rey General be directed not to give evidence X= cept such as related to the specidcatic existing bili of particulars. The Attorney General in his charges of fraudulent elaction methods #8 not furnish particulars. in the Charles B. Carlson, chauffeur for J I Ditmas ef Tarrytown, was arrested yesierday for running down John C. EXbdlon. of Dunwoodie Ne wis raigned befors City Judge Beall at Tonkers nd held in $200 bail for trial JUDGMENT AGAINST CITY REVERSID. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Te versed yesterday a judgment obtained by Joka HB Devlin, a contractor, against the city for $268 and a new trial of Devlin's suit wos orders Dev lin claimed $2500 damages for breach of a con® tract made with him by the city for the improves ment of Crotona Parkway in 1502. _—— E——————— “Refreshment” Elijah’s Manna The most deliciously flavoursd fake food made

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Literary Nets and Criticism. "4 Sheaf of Novels Exciting and Sentimental. '4 Sheaf of Novels Eaxcitine and Sentimental. Atta °F WV tata don OR ra i he LO a at bi as ianapolis: rrill Company. A Max FPemberior illustrated by Frank Parker. «HE CREAT SECRET. By E. Phillips Den heim. gle i2mo, pp. 282. Boston: Little, Brown «HE FLIGHT TO EDEN. A Fiorida Romance. By Harrison Rhodes. i2me, pr. 212. Henry Holt Co. FAIR LAVINIA, AND OTHERS. By M Wilkins Freeman. Illustrated. 12mo, pp. Harper Bros. E The novel of adventure no longer needs to be tricked out in the cloak and sword and other peraphernalia which ‘once seemed indispensable <0 its proper composition. For some time the yomancers have heen laboring to prove that anything is possible in this modern world of ours, and they have created a new type of novel. In it 2 young man of a sort you might meet any day in Broadway, stumbles upon op ties which the traditional Xnight in armor of the aiddle Ages might have envied. The damsel in distress, to whose 2id he flies, is clothed by a Parisian dressmaker, and, to make her peril seem even more incongruous, she ap pears in such an environment as is provided, say, by a fashionable hotel. It is under the roof of an intensely modern hotel in London that the hero of “The Biack Bag" is launched upon a series of adventures as exciting as any that were ever experienced in the days of Robin Hood. He is a young American whose career as 2 painter has been cut short by the news that his fortune has been wiped out by the fan Fran cisco earthquake. The disaster only momen tz-ily stuns him. He engages a passage home and prepares to begin life ail over again. Mean while he goes to the hotel dining room for the jast iuxurious meal he is likely to enjoy in a jong time. and there, of course, he meets his fate. She is a lovely creature at whom he gazes «ith as much interest as a total stranger may timself to show. The chances of their ever exchanging two words are apparently more than remote. But presently the man with whom she is dining. and whose character has already struck the hero as suspicious, comes over to the 1atter and asks if he will not sce the young lady home in order that he, her father, may leave the building without her, and thereby escape the officers of the law who are on bis track! Were ever lovers brought together in more amazing fashion? The situation is, in fact, preposterous, but Mr, Yance uses in this book the cleverness that he showed in “The Brass Bowl” and easily suc ceeds in persuading the reader that it is worth while to follow the winding of his pict. At the outset the author threatens to spoil his story by taking his styvie with more geriousness than it geserves. Ye wonder if he aciually thought that sensational narrative such 2s he has to unfold gould be written in a manner imitated from Mr. Henry James. But as he warms to his task he forgets his phrases and addresses himself to the delightful game of mystificadon. He plays this game Very well. Obviously the baz from which the book takes its title contains something precious, and, just as obviously, there are cer tain actors in the drama who have unscrupu

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jous designs upon the treasure. But to know these things is cniy to have curiosity whetted, and it is to Mr. Vance's credit that his secret defeats every surmise until the time arrives for the usual happy dénouement. It isa creditable piece of pepuiar, entertaining fiction. Mr. Pemberton’s hero, like Mr. Vance's, is &t the beginning swept up into a mystery which he finds altogether bafiing. For him, however, the transition from one condition to another ie at first blush an affair of singular good fortune. He is a youth dwelling in poverty, with no door promising to chen upon brighter things. Indeed, very scon after we make his acquaintance, he is dismissed from the post in which he has been earning a few shillings a week and he faces squalid misery, in which the sole beacon of hope is the love of a Polish girl, herself submerged in hardship. Yet the father of this girl, while appearing to be whelly in effectual outside the modest province of a mechanic, holds in his hand prodigious power. Be has a claim upon a millionaire in London, end so well can he back that claim up that he bas only to give the rich man his orders and they zre obeyed. The poor working girl is sent to Warsaw to be educated and her lover, the hero of the book, is suddenly lifted up out of the slums and established in the miilionaire’s house, with all the privileges of a favorite son. Naturally the author has no thought of leaving his protégé in peace. It is not long before Mr. Alban Kennedy discovers that his luck has its dark side. To begin with, the daughter of his patron makes eves at him and goes far to shak ing his lovalty to the comrade of his seamy days. Then, as time goes on, the millionaire who has done so much for him turns cui to be 2 person with an excessively deplorable past,

and ghosts from this past cause fearful trouble Kennedy is to every one concerned. Master iii: 70 ii.

mn RRA Ue ofa a Ad ut di DE chlired to hie him to the dominions of the Czzr znd there becomes involved in sO ridedly tragic transactions. Mr. Pemberion me de- has never written a less lifelike tale, but he Znows how io keep his plot going, znd, in a commonplace way, is sufficiently amusing. In “The Great Secret” we return once more to London hotel. In the room to which the hero, Mr. 3 Bardross Courage, is assigned events ereur which are absolutely inexplicable. A man enters who is pl ainly on the verge of eollapse. Tremice are pursuing him and Rg indicates that they mean murder. Of course Mr. Courage be friends him, in a thrilling scene, and equally of i course he looks. when this is disposed of, for a full explanation. Unfortunately the cause of the fracas hes disarpeared! To make matters worse—but much more interesting—2Mr. Courage Meets ir the hotel! 2 beautiful Miss Van Hoyi da 2rd not only falls in love with her but learns that she is in some dark way associated with the midnight raid which had nearly turned his room into shambles. Modern Young men in novels do most assuredly have much to condone in the behavior of the raving beauties dropped upon their hearts out of the clouds. These ladies put them to hair-raising tests, get them futs horrible situations, and, on being asked to throw just a little light on their relations with tlezrly eriminal gentlemen, poutingly protest that if ther are to be loved they must be treated With 1 i confidence The man who in real BOMBAY IN THE DAYS OF GEOR y Ii aon mdwerd West. By G ry Drew a a M. D. §vo, pp. 368. Longmans,

This is the story of the labors in Bombay of most righteous judge, of one who was of the noblest type of Englishman, whe practised, even as he taught, duty, trath, honor, and mercy. Edward West had in his veins some of the best of the fighting bleod of his country; he was a man of high attainments, a Fellow of his college at Oxford and a barrister .of distinction. A brether judge has said that a quality pre-eminent in him was disinterested ness. “Ilis mind was set on the highest ob jects. It could not therefore stoop to low gains nor be contaminated by the baseness which always attends an appetite for them.” His work on “Extents” is a standard and helped greatly, it is said, to reform abuses in the Court of Exchequer. Reforming energy was badly needed in the Orient in the last thirts vears of the rule of the East India Company, and the King's Judge sent by government to enforce English justice and fair dealing on the powerful “John Company” had no easy task. Perhaps the home government would support his efforts, perhaps it wouldn't; and he worked against an almost irresistible tide of hatred, insult and deception. Mr. Drewitt's picture of the situation is drawn from documents: Every year it becomes more difficult for us to realize the conguered, but ungoverned, India of the early part of the last century—the India through which bands of professional assassins moved with impunity—in which thousands of wretched women, some leaving orphan children behind them, some mere children themselves, were burned alive under the warrant of the English magistrate, while the district police officer looked on, and the Brahmin priest and the wretched woman's relations divided her jewels. It is difficult to imagine an India in which the majority of the East India Company were making their final attempt to keep out fellow countrymen and to escape criticism by abolishing the freedom of the press, and transporting at pleas are newspaper editors whom they disliked—an India in which a local governor could threaten to attuck and deport the commander in chief of the King's troops if he should attempt to enforca the writ of the King's Judges: in which the oppressive taxcs of the newly annexed States were collected by torture; in whose unhealthy prisons men awaiting trial. innocent and guilty alike, were kept in chains for months, herded with convicted criminals, and on whose juries no indian, no Eurasian, however well educated or respected, could serve. The exiled Englishman in the India of those davs, with no re, without quinine, without Simla as a refug ice, could have found little relief from the heat, the sickness, the dull stiflin o monotony of the land. Small wonder that the hur ried making of moncy became the aim of many; and that little thought was taken for tl se conquered Indian. The average Company's law court, we are told, was almost useless:

the magistrates were in a large proportion of cases inferior men—the “yeriest dolts,” Sir T. Colebrooke has called e often the tools of scoundrelly The shaking of the pagoda tree was the most active industry among those con querors who happened to be neither dolts nor As for that official shaking of the tree conducted for the benefit of the Company's charcholders it was merciless. There is a strik ing sentence quoted from a letter written in the 1824, after the Burmese war: “In poverty and universal wretchedness this country retrograded one hundred years owing to the ctions in haré money. which 1a immense sums taken out of the country and sent home after the war, the poor devils really have not tha means of find ing.” This Government, wrote Sir J. Mackin: tosh of Bombay, “is tco needy to listen to any propesal for mitigating the fate 8f their sub

i sorts; all that they can get is not enough for them. We have a people begzared by smposition.” Sir James Stephen has told us that the Company as 2 corporation and its jead ing servants, both civil and military, “were dis posea to regard the sovereigniy of India as their private property”—how uncomfortable, then, must have been the position of a judge of the King's Court who was expected to deal out

impartial justice against an irritabla and a ruthless engine, to act as a check on the Com

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pression and extortion! West was the last Recorder and the first Chief Justice of the gupreme Court of Bombay, znd every bitterness that the agents of the Company could pour into his cup was his. His way was piocked by petiy devices; he was coa stantly vilified and misrepresented; a man of re fined sensitiveness, he suffered from slights of 2 peculiarly mean sort. The Company's Governor «dirty particular” as to the means he took to worry the high official who was not to be moved by any argument but that of justice as he knew it, and who maintained that what was morally Wrong could not be politically right. The period of West's work in Bombay was not long—he left England in 1822 and he died in Poona in 1828—but in those brief years he became known &83 “the friend of the op pressed, the supporter of the weak, the inflex ible administrator of justice without regard to color, caste or condition.” No other English man ever lived in India to whom the natives gave more reverence, trust and affection, and there has been none who more truly deserved it. He died of a fever, accelerated probably by the wearing nature of his experiences, and the wife, who hed gone out with him from England as a new-made bride six years before, followed him in less than a month afterward, and was buried beside him with thelr little dead son in her arms. Husband and wife were wedded lovers to the end, and there is a heart-wrenching pathos in that portion of Lady West's journal that de scribes their parting. Other extracts from her journal are included in this volume, and from them we gather some interesting if not rd ite Jd put up with the mystifications cn Sure” Ly the heroes of fic tion would have to be Placed on exhibition in a muselin. It is odd Bat such docile beings as the Mr. Courage @forzs214 should nevertheless engage the sym P2thy of the reader, compelling the latter 10 80 Broueh s of Aatly incredible adventure. The Blupendc scerct of Mr. Oppenheim’s story, on Which the fate of nations hangs as though on a thread, does not for an instant make a really Persuasive appeal to the imegination. The Yillaing of the piece are merely absurd, Put bow does it all turn out? Having once suc €eeded in piving a certain standing to that ques Bon Mr. Oppenheim Is safe. He Is sure that these who bein the book will finish it.

them—and wer native officials. honest. Deccan in has esoverity of our collie in consequence of ti was not pleasing impressions of the social life of the English in India in the years 1822-'28, In one particular it is a piteous recoré—death was con tinually coming into her pages. In that most crying climaie, “without quinine,” “without ice,” fever ran in the allen resident a course of a very few hours, and repeatedly we note the deaths, The central figure in “The Flight to Eden” i i Ss 2 rather unattractive individual. He begins his Seer by breaking his wife's heart and thus

$riving her to suicide. We forts are kmown, is =o vexed with him that sands him into exile. Her mother, to whom If he stays in London i NEW-.YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1908. TAVITA SI Sl Ea a she will denounce him to the world, but if he will clear out she will hold her tongue. He comes over to Florida and settles down to grow oranges. Incidentally he falls in with an un couth old man who, having been betrayed by his wife, is bringing up his daughters in a kind of kennel and doing all he can to break their spirit with his cynical humors. Our heart breaking gentleman from London promptly becomes enamoured of one of the girls, but his courtship, which is on the way to be fairly idyllic, is rudely shaken hy circumstances. is elder brother appears, the heir to the marquisate, and brings with him some seemingly cogent arguments for the return of the wanderer. What shall he do? On which side does honor ile? Vaguely we feel that the author has some idea of identifying his hero's surroundings with the development of his character, but the drift of the narrative remains somewhat obscure. It is a curious story, inter esting in a measure, but framed with too uncer tain a touch. TEE BLACK BAG. By Louis Joseph Vance. Iilus trated Ly T 15 Fogarty. 12mo, pp. #4. Ind LADDIN OF TONDON OR LODESTAR. By The short stories in Mrs. Freeman's new volume are studies of old New England types, set in sentimental episodes. Their merit is not so much’ that of well invented tales as it is that of tales told for the sake of atmosphere. The author has souzht to revive the spirit of an older day, to make us feel the gentleness and sweetness of men and women mostly of an earlier genera tion. The book is slight in substance, but it is skilfully written in a delicate key. It has the savor of truth and sympathy which has always lent interest to Mrs. Freeman's work. AN UPRIGHT JUDGE. The Story of an Englishman in India. BOMBAY IN THE DAYS OF GEORGE IV. Me moirs of Sir Edward West. By F. Dawtrey Drewitt, M. A., M. D. §vo, pp. 3688. Longmans, Cree (‘a NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1908. following in quick succession, of Englishmen and their wives. Cholera took as many victims, The Company's surgeons, it is said, were few, scatterel and imperfectly trained, and the de tails which Lady West gives of their violent treatment of disease makes the reader wonder that any patient survived. The last chapter of Mr. Drewitt’s volume con tains an admirable sketch of the change in Indian administration brought about by the first Governor General of India, Lord William Bentinck. He fulfilled many of West's aspira tions for a maitreated people, though he came too late to soften the spirit of revenge that found its opportunity in the Mutiny.

‘BOOKS AND AUTHORS. Current Talk of Things Present and to Come. Mr. W. D. Howells, who has gone to Italy, read, before he departed, the final proofs of a new book—a novel of New York life. It will be brought out soon; and the novelist will re turn in April. read, Defore he departed, the Iinai proois OL <4 new book—a novel of New York life. It will be brought out soon: and the novelist will re turn in April. i The author and illustrator of that merry little book, “Max und Moritz,” has just died in Berlin zt the age of seventy-five. Wilheim Busch, in drawing these two mischievols young wretches of the German classic, furnished models for a host of naughty “little Johnnies” and Busters. The nonsense verses which he added to kis many grotesque caricatures were as amusing as hrs drawings. “The Orient Review” is a new periodical whose aim, it is stated, is to reveal the East to the West, especially in the direction of contemporary movements in religion, politics, literature and art. Professor Churton Collins will bring out soon his new book on “Voltaire, Montesquieu and Rousseau in England.” Another forthcoming English book which promises to he of interest is Mr. R. A. Scott-James's “Modernism and Romance.” The author has attempted to reveal in this the dominant characteristics of contem porary life as shown in current literature. He holds that almost every new book indicates some phase of health or disease in the social or ganism.

How do children learn their mother tongue? How should they learn foreign ranguages? The latter problem, which American school teachers have, in the main, failed to solve, hangs inti mately together with the former, so that a close examination of the spontaneous procedure of young minds in acquiring phrases and words ought to have been made before anybody un dertook to teach French and German or the classics. That this was not done may easily be gathered from Professor M. V. O’'Shea’s study of language growth and methods. Under the title of “Linguistic Development and Education” (the Macmillan Company) this specialist pre sents the results of a long investigation covering virtually all the questions involved in the two great ones we have mentioned. Beginning with the earliest manifestations of infantile speech, the writer conducts his inquiry apace with the growing power of the child, concluding with an analysis of the task confronting the would-be learner of a second or third language. From the scientist's standpoint, one of the most valuable features of Professor O’Shea’s research is the attention given to the non-linguistic phases of languag: development, such as pantomime, grimace, intonation and the like. The use to which these devices are put is discerned and

set forth very clearly. Educators, however, will derive the greatest profit from the later chap ters, whose descriptions of the processes in volved in the intensification of meanings, acqui sition of skill in expressing ideas and the art of narration contain much that should be pondered over by language instructors. The closing chap ter on the learning ef a foreign tongue sum marizes admirably views entertained by nearly ali close students of this vexed issue. The chief merit of the present volume is its systematic presentation of a great science whose facts heretofore have been scattered uselessly through out a thousand volumes. It is a handbook every language teacher might use with profit, being exhaustive, succinct and readable.

Untranslatable if great, we are told, is the verse of the late Danish poet, Holger Drach mann. His books, Mr. Gosse declares, “were full of the sacred fire, but it burned in Danish lamps, which few English readers care to furbish up and carry. If it were possible to reveal Drachmann’'s genius to English sym pathies it would be, I suppose, in his dramas. To have seen the tragedy of ‘Gurre’ acted at the National Theatre in Copenhagen is to have walked in the forest of romance and to have heard, as Shakespeare says:

i “Beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights.” His first impression of Drachmann, Mr. Gosse noteaz, was of his buoyant and multiform vi tality:

He seemed to require no sleep, ta shrink from no labor, to fee! the fierce tide of life flow in him without any recurrent ebb. I have never known anviher who trod, as he seemed to do, the crest of the dawn, with his eye fixed upon the sun, sing ing out loud and waving his exuberance like a feathered hat. He was huge in stature, with long limbs, his noble head was crowned by a profu sion of crisply curled white hair, and a strong beard of gray waved from his chin. His voice was very loud and cheery; he seemed always looking about for another morning star te shout with, and, aMhough in his royal geniality he stooped to the converse of mortals, he would have been happier, one felt. if he could have found a genuine young demi-god to play with. The biz, splendid and expensive English pub lication, the “Dictionary of National Biography,” is to be brought out in a cheaper edition—at cne-third of the old price indeed. Also it will be in less impcsing shape, occupying a third of

the shell space of the original edition. This Is good news not only for the English public but

also for the American readers who often feel the need of that invaluable work of reference. The reissue is to begin in March, and it will be complete in twenty-two menthly volumes. These will be available in two forms at $3 50 and $b.

In its Contributor's Club “The Atlantic” prints an amusing paper on the “Magazine West” by a writer who ecoruplains that cowboys and miners do not realiy talk as they are made to do in the current tales of thelr region:

Peraonally 1 have found their speach rather nota- ble for poverty of expr sion. The average pros pector can get along with a vocabulary as small as fiis camp kit. Because a cowboy speaks in your presence of ‘rounding up a bunch of money’ he i is not to be supposed completely supplied with a literary medium of racy pnrases. He would also gpeak of “rounding up a bunch of girls” for a dunce and cutting out one for himself, but it does not prove him possessed of imagination. The fact is he has probably lost from misuse, if he ever had them, the words suitable to the occasion. “Hound up’ is the active verb of his occupation, but when vou have heard it used constantly as a substitute for make, do, accomplish, get, obtain, it loses a Httle of its quality of picturesqueness. Men who jead outdoor lives in the big West happen upon many things seldom seen by wistiul eyes, but one finds the greatest difficulty in getting a consecu tive account of them when they lie outside the narrator's occupation, because of the sheer inade Bf hia vocabulary. What the cowbov or

4 The author and illustrator of that merry little book, “Max und Moritz,” has just died in Berlin zt the age of seventy-five. Wilheim Busch, in Arzwing these two mischievolis young wretches of the German classic, furnished models for a host of naughty “little Johnnies” and Busters. The nonsense verses which he added to kis many grotesque caricatures were as amusing as ‘his drawings. “The Orient Review” is a new periodical whose aim, it is stated, is to reveal the East to the West, especially in the direction of contemporary movements in religion, politics, literature and art Untranslatable if great, we are told, is the verse of the late Danish poet, Holger Drach mann. His books, Mr. Gosse declares, “were full of the sacred fire, but it burned in Danish lamps, which few English readers care to furbhish up and carry. If it were possible to reveal Drachmann’s genius to English sym pathies it would be, I suppose, in his dramas. To have seen the tragedy of ‘Gurre’ acted at the National Theatre in Copenhagen is to have walked in the forest of romance apd to have heard, as Shakespeare says: “Beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights.” His first impression of Drachmann, Mr. Gosse notez, was of hig buoyant and multiform vi tality: He seemed to require no sleep, ta shrink from no labor, to feel the fierce tide of life flow in him without any recurrent ebb. I have never known anviher who trod, as he seemed to do, the crest of the dawn, with his eve fixed upon the sun, sing ing out loud and waving his exuberance like a feathered hat. He was huge in stature, with long limbs. his noble head was crowned by a profu sion of crisply. curled white hair, and a strong beard of gray waved from his chin. His voice was very loud and cheery; he seemed always looking about for another morning star te shout with, and, aMhough in his royal geniality he stooped to the converse of mortals, he would have been happier, one felt. if he could have found a genuine young demi-god to play with. The biz, splendid and expensive English pub lication, the “Dictionary of National Biography,” is to be brought out in a cheaper edition—at one-third of the old price indeed. Also it will be in less impcsing shape, occupying a third of the shell space of the original edition. This ls good news not only for the English public but also for the American readers who often feel the need of that invaluable work of reference. The reissue is to begin in March, and it will be complete in twenty-two menthly volumes. These will be available in two forms at $3 50 and $5. In its Contributor's Club “The Atlantic” prints an amusing paper on the “Magazine West” by a writer who ecoruplains that cowhoys and miners do not realiy talk as they are mads to do in the current tales of thelr region: Personally I have found their speech rather nota ble for poverty of expr#ssion. The average pros neetor can get along with a vocabulary as small as fiis camp kit. Because a cowboy speaks in your presence of “rounding up a bunch of money’ he to be supposed completely supplied with a 1s not literary medium of racy phrases. He would also’ gpeak of “rounding up a bunch of girls’ for a dunce and cutting out one for himself, but it doesg not prove him possessed of imagination. The fact ic he has probably lost from misuse, if he ever had them, the words suitable to the occasion. “Hound up’ is the active verb of his occupation, but when vou have heard it used constantly as a substitute for make, dv, accomplish, get, obtain, it loses a little of its quality of picturesqueness. Men who jead outdoor lives in the big West happen upon many things seldom seen by wistiul eyes, but one finds the greatest difficulty in getting a consecu tive account of them when they lie outside the narrator's occupation, because of the sheer inade quacy of his vocabulary. What the cowboy or miner speaks least about, and therefore has the fewest words for, are his emotions. The contributor adds a story about a man who came up into that country “to write up the way his syndicate thought it ought to be": His sombrero was very wide and rakishly tilted— away from ihe sun. iis shirt was open at the throat and decorated with a handkerchief; but hecause he did not know why cowboys wear handkerchiefs around their necks, he wore it like a nk at a pic nie. It was white silk, and became him very well. There had not been an arrest made in Maverick for nearly three years, but the syndicate man had so much gun metal on him that he fairly clanked. When he first stuck our town he saw an indian in shirtsleeves and overalls, leaning against the RAR A ll gl i i doorsi]l of the general store. Was Johnny Dean, a graduate of the Carsan i, who played the cornet and afterward o a labor strike i VAN NORDEN TRUST COMPANY

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Reserve required by law 152¢ FIFTH AVE. 60TH ST. N. Y. among the Indians at the salt works. The synd! cate man clapped him on the back and said: “Heap big Indian, come drink firewater."” Dean looked him all over with the gentle flicker of a smile. “Thank you he said, “lI never use alcoholic stimulants.” The interesting part of this story is, that it is a two v@ars’ penitentiary offence to furnish liquor to Jndians. The volume on “Mirabeau and the French Revolution” which Mr. C. F. Warwick, of Phila delphia, brought out in 1205 is to have a suc cessor this spring in the form of a book on “Danton and the French Revolution.” This, in turn, will be followed by a third bock on “Robespierre and the French Revolution.” In his just published book of recollections Sir Henry Drummond-Wolf tells a story of “Satan Mogtgomery,” so called because of his wretched poem on Satan: “When in Edinburgh he had been invited to dinner by Bishop Terrot, who introduced him to his friends. One lady, after the introduction, asked the Bishop, Is fit Mr. Montgomery, the poet?’ to which the Bishop replied, ‘No; Mr. Montgomery, a poet.”” Apropos of some political reminiscences Sir Henry remembers that on one occasion people were arguing in Fuad Pacha’'s presence on some great European complicatf®n in which Turkey was to a ‘certain extent concerned: Fuad Pacha reflected for some time, and at last said: “There is an old Turkish story which applies to us. It is said that a cock and hen heard the master and mistress of the house quarrelling. The cock said to the hen, ‘This touches us nearly.” The hen said, 'Why, we have nothing to do with it.” The cock replied, ‘As they are quarrelling, one of them will fall ill, and one of us two will be sacrl ficed to make broth."

i In his just published book of recollections Sir Henry Drummond-Wolf tells a story of “Satan Mogtgomery,” so called because of his wretched poem on Satan: “When in Edinburgh he had been invited to dinner by Bishop Terrot, who introduced him to his friends. One lady, after the introduction, asked the Bishop, Is fit Mr. Montgomery, the poet?’ to which the Bishop replied, ‘No; Mr. Montgomery, a poet.”” Apropos of some political reminiscences Sir Henry remembers that on one occasion people were arguing in Fuad Pacha’s presence on some great European complicatf®n in which Turkey was to a ‘certain extent concerned: Fuad Pacha reflected for some time, and at last gaid: “There is an old Turkish story which applies to us. It is said that a cock and hen heard the master and mistress of the house quarrelling. The cock said to the hen, ‘This touches us nearly.’ The hen said, 'Why, we have nothing to do with it.” The cock replied, ‘As they are quarrelling, one of them will fall ill, and one of us two will be sacrl ficed to make broth." Sir Henry is not without humor in his ob servations of life in his own country. Noting what he calls “the weakness that most people have for boasting of their friends in high places, and the deference that they show to them,” he remembers a quaint if trivial story: “The daughter of a lady of very high rank had some pain in her foot, which her mother asked the governess to be good enough to look at. The jatter, after examining it, said: ‘If it were not for her ladyship’s exalted rank, I should say it SE was a bunion.”” In his “Suppressed Plates” Mr. Layard sets down a vigorously true indictment of the aver age book illustrator: The average illustrator of to-day is curiously su perior to the requirements of his author. He either does not read the episodes that he is called upon to illustrate, or, if he reads them, he does not grasp their meaning, or, if he grasps their mean ing, the meaning does not meet with his approval. At any rate, he constantly makes a hash of the whole thing. What is the matter with that “average illus

trator’—stupidity or deliberate carelessness? Tha addition of Parkman's “Conspiracy of Pontiac” to the list of new volumes of “Every man’s Library” gives an English critic oppor tu..ity to remark that Parkman is too little known in the Mother Country and that “his fresh and vivid style and his masterly handling of narrativa place him among the great historians, while his conception of the splendid drama of iwo rival civilizations striving for the mastery of the New World makes the reader feel that he is himself a spectator of the events described.” A new edition of the “Love-Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft” is coming out in England. These were first published in the posthumous edition of Mary Wollstonecraft’'s writings which her husband, William Godwin, brought out in 1798. A reprint was publisted In 1879. Chapters on Pius IX and the Vatican Council have been added to the new and enlarged edi tion of Ranke's “History of the Popes.” The translation has been revised in the light of the latest German edition. Among forthcoming novels are Mr. Robert Herrick's “Together,” Mr. Jack London's “The Iron Heel” and Mr. Crawford's “Prima Donna.” French critics are giving increased attention io Fnelish and American writers of modern In his “Suppressed Plates” Mr. Layard sets down a vigorously true indictment of the aver age book illustrator: The average illustrator of to-day is curiously su perior to the requirements of his author. He either does not read the episodes that he is called upon to illustrate, or, if he reads them, he does not grasp their meaning, or, if he grasps their mean ing, the meaning does not meet with his approval. At any rate, he constantly makes a hash of the whole thing. What is the matter with that “average illus trator’—stupidity or deliberate carelessness? In his “Suppressed Plates” Mr. Layard sets down a vigorously true indictment of the aver aze book illustrator: Tha addition of Parkman's “Conspiracy of Pontiac” to the list of new volumes of “Every man’s Library” gives an English critic oppor tu..ity to remark that Parkman is too little known in the Mother Country and that “his fresh and vivid style and his masterly handling of narrativa place him among the great historians, while his conception of the splendid drama of iwo rival civilizations striving for the mastery of the New World makes the reader feel that he is himself a spectator of the events described.” A new edition of the “Love-Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft” is coming out in England. These were first published in the posthumous edition of Mary Wollstonecraft’'s writings which her husband, William Godwin, brought out in 798. A reprint was publist.ed in 1879. A new edition of the “Love-Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft” is coming out in England. These were first published in the posthumous edition of Mary Wollstonecraft’'s writings which her husband, William Godwin, brought out in 798. A reprint was publist.ed In 1879. Chapters on Pius IX and the Vatican Counci have been added to the new and enlarged edi tion of Ranke's “History of the Popes.” Th translation has been revised in the light of the latest German edition. Among forthcoming novels are Mr. Rober Herrick's “Together,” Mr. Jack London's “The iron Heel” and Mr. Crawford's “Prima Donna.’ French critics are giving increased attentior to English and American writers of modern days. The newest work devoted to an alien au thor is M. Léon Bazalgette's “Walt Whitman.” BOOKS OF THE WEEK. RAMBLING RECOLLECTIONS. By the Right Hon." Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, G. C. B,, G. C. M. G. In two volumes. Sve, pp. xiv, 398; xi, 462. (The Mac millan Company.) Reminiscences of a long diplomatic career in Buro pean and Eastern courts. containing Interesting por traits of many notable personages, LETTERS OF DR, JOHN BROWN, With Letters from Ruskin, Thackeray and Others. Edited by his ‘son and Hh. W. Forrest. D. D. With Biographical Intro— ductions by Elizabeth T. McLaren. Illustrated. 8vo, pp. xi, 367. (The Macmillan Company.) A collection of delightful letters, illustrated with portraits and some amusing pen and Ink sketches by Dr. Brown and Thackeray. LETTERS AND LITERARY MEMORIALS OF SAMUEL J. TILDEN. Edited by John Bigelow, LL. D. In two volumes. 8vo, pp. xxxii, 384; 357. (Harper Bros.) A selection of letters from Mr, Tilden's private eorrespondence, intended to suorlement the ‘‘Speeches and Writings” published in 1885, JEFFERSON DAVIS. By Willlam E. Dodd, Ph. D. 12mo, pp. 398. (George W. Jacobs Co.) In *“The American Crisis Biographies,’ edited by iis Paxson Oberholtzer and John B. McMaster, THOMAS ALVA EDISON. Sixty Years of an Inventor's T.ife. By Francis Arthur Jenes. Illustrated. 12mo, pp. xil. 362. (Thomas Y. Crowell Ce.) THY BLACK BAG. Ry Louis Jaseph Vance. Illus trated hv Thomas Fogarty. 12mo, pp. 441. (Indian apolia: Bobbs-Merrill Company.) Reviewed in another eolumn. THY. MALICE OF THE €TARS. Bv FE. W. De Guerin 12me. pp. 342. (The John Lane Company.) A stopy ‘of English Bohemian circles, SERAPHICA. By Justin Huntly McCarthy. 12mo, pp. 304. (Harper Bros.) A romance of France in the days of Louis XV. THE HISTORY OF AYTHAN WARING. By Violet Jacob (Mrs, Arthur Jacob). 12me, pp. vif, 378. (E. P. Dutton Co) The story of an Englishman. THE STEM OF THB CRIMSON DAHLIA. By James Locks. Illustrated by Ch. Weber-Ditzler. 12meo, pp. vii, 342. (Moffat, Yard Co.) A tale of adventure in the Balkans. THE WIFE OF NARCISSUS. By Annulet J2me. op. S30. Moffat, Yara Coot Andrews The story of a modern poet, THE PLAYS OF MR. WILLIAM SHAKPSPEARE. Hamlet and the Ur-Hamlet., With an Introduction by Appleton Morgan, A. M., LL. B. Sve, pp. xxviil, 228. (The Shakespeare Society of New York.) ‘“The Bankslde-Restoration Shakespeare,” with the text of the Second Quarto of 1604 and a conjectural text of the alleged IKyd “Hamlet” preceding it

HYPNOTIC THERAPEUTICS IN THEORY AND PRAC TICE. With numerous {illustrations of treatment by suggestion. By John Duncan Quackenhos, A. M. D. 8vo, pp. v, 333. (Harper Bros.)

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4 THROUGH ITALY WITH THE PO®TS. Compiled by Robert Haven Schauiller. 12mo, pp. xvill, 430. (Moffat. Yard Co.) An anthology of poetry about Italy, from Virgil and Horace to present day writers. VOLLEYS BREAK WATERSPOUT. Soldiers at San Juan, P. R., Prevent Damage to Citv—Floods in Island. San Juan, P. R., Jan. 29 (Special).—~Inhabitants of San Juan who were not too frightened to vent ure out in the driving rain, at 7 o'clock in the morning of January 27, saw a huge waterspout which for a time threatened to burst over the city blown to pieces by heavy volleys of mus ketry poured into it by soldiers at Fort San Cristobal, the firing lasting twenty minutes. The storm has jone much harm inland. Bridges and roads have been destroyed and crops and cattla have been swept away, while the people residing in the vicinity of the swollen rivers have been greatly alarmed. The loss sustained by the insular government alone Is estimated at $20,000, SALE OF THE TYLER CERAMICS. inh aat Deine nf Nav Paid far an N14 Rin SALE OF THE TYLER CERAMICS. Highest Price of Day Paid for an Old Blue Staffordshire Plate. Two hundred and thirty European and Oriental! ceramies brought $1,01350 at the first afternoon sale from the private collection of James G. Tyler at the American Art Galleries yesterday. The sale was conducted by Thomas E. Kirby. With the amount received from paintings on Thursday even ing the total sales reach 36961. At the closing ses ston this afternoon anlique potteries and glass and Chinese and Japanese porcelains and potteries will be sold.

Of the historical pieces offered yesterday the highest price, $230, was paid by Otto Bernet, agent, for one of the 6ld blue Staffordshire plates on which is depicted the landing of the Pilgrims. Arother plate, on which is represented the land ing of General Lafayette, was bought by Mr. Ber net for $37 50. Mrs. Cooper Hewitt paid 320 for two old Jap anese cups, with blue flower decoration, and two Chinese vases, with figure decoration in color. For $14 David Warfleld bought a caster of unigue de sign.

A figurine of old Staffordshire pottery, “Lord Byron and Maid of Athens,” was knocked down to H. Allaway at $81. Mr. Allaway also bought for 328 a quaint figurine of old Staffordshire pot tery representing John Wesley in his pulpit, aga for §17 a chocolate jug of queen’ s-ware from the old Phillipse family. For $18 A. G. Hodenpy! bought an old Chelsea pitcher of soft paste. It is a museum piece, the POETRY. A NEW DE MORGAN NOVEL By the author of ‘‘Joseph Vance'® and ‘““Alice-for-short.’”’ The hers, during a completa suspension of memory and loss of identily, accidentally finds a strange shelter. This situation, when met, seems very simple, but the developments are far from simple. and form a story of complicated motives and experiences which holds the readez closely. An almost grown-up daughter, ignorant of the situation, heightens the tension of the pilot, and furnishes _her share of two charming stories of young love. “Somehow Good” is, in the unanimous opinion of the publishers’ readers, an advance anvthing of Mr. De Morgan's vet pube lished 30 pp. $35 HENRY HOLT &eCcO TR 2 w. ee.

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Among other buyers were Caril De Silver, F. M. Jacobi, J. M. Lynde and Mrs. H. V. Weil L Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 7".—After an evening session both sides rested to-night in the trial of Arthur W. T. Back and the attorneys will sum up to-morrow. It is expected that the case will go to the jury late to-morrow afternoon,

Most of the day was devoted to the introduction of orders, vouchers, ete, which were placed in evi dence In rebuttal, sur-rebuttal, ete. The only im portant evidence of the day was brought out by the prosecution on cross-examinution of Lewis K. Rockefeller, controller's accountant, who had been placed on the stand by the defence in sur-rebuttal to prove certain things in regard to Mr. Back's pay orders. The defence thereby opened the sates, so that on Mr. Stanchfleld’s question Mr. Rockefeller testified that the orders and treasurer's books showed that durlag one year Mr. Back drew Iwauly-seven months’ salary for himself as custe dan in addition to the salaries tha: he drew for other services.

BACK TRIAL NEAR END.

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THE NEWS THIS MORNING. CONGRESS.—The Senate was not in session. House: A currency bill representing the views of the Democrats was introduced by Mr. Williams, of Mississippi; the omnibus war claims bill was passed. FOREIGN.—The American fleet of battleships and destroyers were reported ready for depart ure from Punta Arenas; the crews are in good health. Ex-Premier Franco, his wife and bis son arrived at Bordeaux: he refused to dis cuss his plans. The Tariff Reform League met at London; Joseph Chamberlain sent a message saying that the spread of the move ment had surpassed his most sanguine expecta tions. Raisula entered Tangier and turned over Caid Sir Harry Maclean to the British chargé d'affaires; the bandit left the city almost unnoticed. Shareholders of the North Ger man Licvd Steamship Company authorized a Joan of $6,250,068 to meet the expenses of con struction of twe transatlantic liners. All details of ihe agreement reached by the trans atlantic passenger lines have been completed, and an increase in rates will soon be made. Six coal miners and four loaders were crushed to death as the result of an explosion in a mine at Port Hood, X. 8K.

DOMESTIC.—The Treasury Department re fused to accept the bond of W. 8S. Rossiter as Acting Public Printer on the ground that the President exceeded his authorify in appointing him. and H. T. Brian took the office. It was announced in Washington that Frank H Hitchcock, First Assistant Postmaster General, will soon resign office to manage Secretary Taft's campaign and that Dr. Charles P. Grandfield will succeed him. Members of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee were elect ed at a caucus held by Senators and Representa tives in Washington. The State Grange. in session at Hornell, XN. Y.. indorsed the attitude of Governor Hughes on anti-racetrack gambling. Governor Hughes at Albany heard argu ments on the application of Attorney General Jackson for an extraordinary term of the Su preme Court to try the action brought to test the title of McClellan to the office of Mayor of

New York. Two men suspected of shoot ing police officers at Woburn, Mass, on Fri «day, were arrested at Arlington, Mass Twenty-four persons were injured in a wreex on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Franklin ville. X. CITY.—Stocks closed weak. Charles W. Morse was seen aboard the Campania. A. P. Boardman and his firm resigned as coun sel for the committee of the bondholders of the Consolidated Steamship lines. Interest was evinced in the fortheoming first weekly statement of state banks and trust companies. Counsel for the Public Service Commis rion argued for a rehearing on Judge Hough's

decision in the 80-cent gas case. A Brook yn physician was found dead from taking an overdose of cocaine. An order was ob tained in Jersey City against the American Steel Foundries Company commanding it to show cause why its refinancing plan should not be enjoined. James J. Hill discussed the business outlook, saying conditions would im prove if thet had an opportunity to do so. Many ferryboats had great difficulty crawling @across the rivers because of the thick ice packs. George W. Perkins discussed the value of corporations at Columbia University, A wholesale transfer of police was made by Com miestoner Ringham in his crusade against high way robbery.

THE WEATHER Indications for to-dav: Pair. The temperature yesterday: Highest 28 degrees: lowest, 22. JIANRNTRI CTED DFLEGATFER Political superstitions die hard, and it is not surprising to find some of the New England states «till clinging te the notion thar a sort «of indignity is involved in ziving instructions to delegates to national conventions. Massachu setts is at present more or less agitated over the question of directing the delegates to the Repub liran National Convention to support some par tienlar candidate or leaving them free to follow ‘their own judgment and inclination when they arrive at Chicago. It has been vigoronsly as serted that the Massachusetts d-legates-at-Jarge are never instructed, and four years ago, when the state convention commended President Roosevelt's policies bui failed to instruct for ims. that failure was excused on the ground that hoary tradition would have been outraged by any more positive action. This year a plea fer a free hand is being made by certain Massa chusetts leaders on the same ground of prece dent and usage. In New Hampshire Senator Gallinger recently made a similar arguinent, deprecating the giving of instructions as belit tling and politically inadvisable.

We notice that ex-Representative Samuel IL Powers, of Massachuserts, contests the general assumption that the Bay State has never shown go little confidence in the discretion of the dele gates-at-Jarge as to instsuct them. He says that in 1880 the delegates at-large were directed to vote for Senator George F. Edmunds and that in 1896 they were instructed to support Speaker Thomas B. Reed. If Mr. Powers is right, the usage now iovoked lias not been uniform and weed not be considered binding Bgir even if the preceden: cited had been continuous it would oply represent an outworn tradition

rd dmusements. The resignation of Fire Commissioner Lantry was to be expected. When scandalous or dan gerous inefficiency is revealed in a city depart ment the head of it invariably retires or is removed and some unusually respectable per son is put in his place. Then the public feels that the evils and waste of maladministration are over, for bas it not a “good” commissioner? Yet, if the report of the Commissioners of Ac counts indicated anything it was that the trou ble with the Fire Department was not personal. Commissioner Lantry had made it neither worse nor better. He leaves the department as he re ceived it from Commissioner O'Brien, who left it as he received it from Commissioner Hayes. Three different commissioners in succession did nothing to keep up the department. Their several administrations left no impress. The department apparently ran itself, as it had run itself in the past and as it probably will run itself in the future unless it is thoroughly overhauled from top to bottom and its management is put upon so systematized and businesslike a basis that a new man of fair executive capacity tak ing hold of it can grasp its details and make himself, not some permanent clerk wrapped in red tape, the real head and master of it.

The trouble with the Fire Department is the trouble with the whole city administration. It is full of incompetent and wasteful subordinates, going over the same ground by dozens because it has always been so. It lacks system. In the Fire Department no comprehensive record is kept of the supply, the age and the condition of apparatus. So in general; expenditures are provided for in lump sums without any de tailed knowledge by the financial authorities of how it is proposed to spend them. There is no comprehensive plan of city development. Are city congestion and the impoverishing rents of the East Side best relieved by provid ing rapid transit, or by palliatives like small parks and feeding hungry school children? The Board of Estimate does not know and has not considered. Should playgrounds for school children be provided at the expense of tearing down buildings in the tenement districts, or

should children in such districts be carried back and forth to schools in the healthy out- skirts of the city” Both plans are urged. The Board of Estimate has not time to consider their relative merits and adopt a definite policy. I: will probably do a little of both. It usually contents itself with pleasing every variety of

opinion, with the result of having no compre hensive programme and of spending the city's money in every direction at once and not wisely in the one direction that promises to

work out the best resuits in the end. We merely mention these things to show how lack of system is not confined to the Fire Depart ment alone. Whether we like it or not, the city is involved in expenditures for municipal and social improvement on a large seale. Al ready there are contracts calling for $200. 000.000 in the next two years, and the people

are clamoring. and with reason, for a large outlay to relieve the overcrowded transit sys tems. Yet the city 1s doing these things with- out any policy or plan, but merely attempting to please the variety of opinion that happens to be exerting the most pressure at the moment. The scandal in the Fire Department affords the municipal administration an excellent op- portunity to get at the roet of the trouble in that branch of the city government. The Com missioners of Accounts by going thoroughly into it can throw as much light on the question why city government is costly and ineflicient gs they did in their examination of Ahearn’s office, and in this case their labors can be put to profitable use to cure the evils they may

expose. The appointment of a respectable head of the department will not do much good. Mr. Lantry when appointed was a man with a satisfactory record as an administrator. We have in this eity for several years acted upon the idea that good men at the head of de partments would accomplish good government without regard to the wasteful and Ineflicient instruments they had under them. The pres ent administration has appointed an unusual number of good commissioners to office, vet there is great publlie dissatisfaction with mu nicipal extravagance and with the utterly in adequate results of the tremendous city expen ditures.

That is an unusual, if not unique, proposal which is made’ by Senator Stone, of Missouri, with respect to the Philippine Islands. It is in effect that something less than six years hence the United States shall alienate that large and most populous part of its territorial possessions and incidentally force many of its citizens into virtual expatriation. It requests the President on the fifteenth anniversary of our acquisition of those islands to deliver the control and possession of them to authorities representing the people of the islands, inciud ing all government property therein, and to withdraw from them the military forces of the nited States.

Hitherto there have been various proposals to acquire additional territory in one way or another. but this is the first time, we think, that such a proposal has been made for getting rid of the property of the United States. For the Philippines are, of course, our property, just as much as Alaska or Arizona. Under the treaty of December 10, 1898, the United States did not merely “establish its control” over those islands, ax Renator Stone suggests, but it ac quired lawful. equitable. complete and perma nent possession and ownership of them, in fee simple. For that treaty explicitly declares that “Spain cedes to the United States the archipel ago known as the Philippine Islands.” Just so the Russian trealy of 1867 declares that “the

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which nearly all the other states have already abandoned. It is one of the most patent facts 1n politics that the choice of Presidents is beiflg committed more and more directly to the people. The first step toward the annuiment of the con stitutiona! scheme of indirect choice was taken when the electors were deprived of all original powers and made to carry out the will of party Congressional caucuses and then of party pop ular conventions. In the early days of the ‘national convention experiment the duty of nom inating Presidents devolved almost entirely on the politicians. During thee life of the Whig party and while the slavery struggle lasted ost nominations were made on the narrow basis of expediency, and the politicians gathered in convention were best qualified to determine what concessions and compromises would be most helpful in attracting voters in the many close and doubtful states. The nation was only half unified. and all kinds of sectional frictions and antagonisms had to be overcome.

The old system .asted through the war and until 1876 or 1880. when the Republican party discarded the vicious unit rule and proclaimed the doctrine that each Congress district had the right to decide for itself how its vote should be cast in national conventions. From that point on the voters have gradually assumed a larger and larger share jin the choice of candidates, and in every Republican convention since 1888S, thanks to the increasing practice of instruction, the will of the party has easily been disclosed long before the convention assembled. Delegates are delegates, not ambassadors clothed with high and secret powers, and their function is best discharged when they express in a national con vention the clearly expressed will of their states and districts. There is, of course, a point at which instructions break down, for it is the convention's primary duty to select a Presiden tial candidate. But it is manifestly in the inter est of good government that national delegates should clearly know the wishes of the voters whom they represent and sincerely try to make those wishes effective.

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“Emperor of all the Russias agrees to cede to the “United States all thes territory and “dominion now possessed by his said majesty “on the continent of America.”

Moreover, there are extensive and valuable public works on those islands, for which the United States under the same treaty paid to Spain the sum of $20,000,000. Under Senator Stone's resolution, the President is requested to give that $20,000,000 worth of property, with all that has since been added to it, as a free gift to some supposititious organization which is hereafter to be formed. We have heard now and then of favors and bounties alleged to have been granted by the govern ment to individuals or corporations, and we have heard about the yielding of public prop erty for private uses, but this proposal cer tainly surpasses anything else of the kind on record.

It may perhaps be conceded that the property of the United States may be alienated, sold, ceded, given away or otherwise got rid of. Perhaps the Capitol itself might be sold to an amusement company for a hippodrome. But we must regard it as a strange interpretation of the Constitution, especially for a Strict Con structionist to make, to “request” the President to do such a thing as this, as though it lay within the power and discretion of the Chief Executive to dispose of the nation’s property. According to our recollection of it, the Cousti tution provides that “The Congress shall have “power to dispose of the Territory or “other Property belonging to the United “States.” Thére should therefore be no craw fishing behind “requests” of the President. If the territory won in war and confirmed to us by diplomacy and the public works purchased and paid for with many millions of dollars are all to be given sway free gratis, it is for Con gress, and Congress alone, to do the deed and to assume full responsibility for it.

James Hargis is dead. Crying for the mercy “which he never showed to his opponents, the famous ruler of Breathitt County, Ky., was consigned to his $1,500 coffin by the bullets of his drunken son. And the country,is called upon to mourn the passing of a Democrat of the old school whose career was marked from start to finish by that “Jeffersonian simplicity” which so many Democrats preach but fail to practise consistently, even as Jefferson himself failed. Hargis suffered under none of the limitations which tend to hold most men down to the dead level of commonplace respectability. He carried out in all his relations with society the un complicated, unaffected principle that first thought is better than none at all, that the major premise of every political syllogism is a hair trigger. He loved to preserve in his imme diate environment the good old times before the world became sophisticated by the processes of so-called civilization.

Others. untrne to first principles, have de scended to calm argument and scholastic hair splitting on utterly undemocratic topics lke finance they have even donned evening dress and gone forth to lecture before the effeminate aristocrats of the effete East. But while they talked about “rivers of blood” Hargis made those rivers flow. While they demanded the execution of all malefactors who buy and sell stocks on a margin the chief of the wild Ken tacky tribe stationed his sharpshooters in way side thickeis and at the doors of the court houses to eliminate undesirable citizens. With his passing a gentler, less consistent age dawns on the Dark and Bloody Ground. After his shining example has grown dim in the memory of Kentuckians perhaps the “night riders” will disband through sheer lack of that murderous enthusiasm which his living presence must have aroused. For it is more than likely that prim itive morals have been perpetuated in Kentucky chiefly by the aggressive simplicity of a few men of large calibre (44 and upward) like “Jim” Hargis. liysicians commonly announce the theory that disease fs beneficent. The symptoms of pain and distress that the patient suffers are not an evil in themselves but merely attend the heroic struggles of nature to expel the evil, the poison or the baleful bacteria. Perhaps disease is beneficent in other ways. The sick man is often his own horrible example, as he contem plates his past defiance of hygienic rules, and he surely serves as a warning to others who have observed his habits and beheld their con Sequences.

Perhaps, in view of present circumstances, it would be reasonable to extend this theory and say that financial disease is also beneficent. Three or four high financiers who had won great notoriety by thelr audacity were in con trol of a chain of banks before the recent busi ness infection broke out. Their extraordinary suceess was a constant temptation to others to show an equal disregard of financial hy giene. To-day, with indictments, bankruptey and ruin. they point another moral. If they may not themselves profit by the beneficent warnings of financial disease, the community certainly will. Disaster swept through their chain of banks, suspension following suspen ston, and, while there must be general regret for the many innocent who are embarrassed through trusting them, the lesson would not be com plete if those institutions had escaped the con sequences of their reckless management. A beneficent result of the suspensions should be the warning of depositors to distrust banks in the control ef audacious speculators. The city knows now and will not soon forget the financial pace that kills. We congratulate our Italian fellow citizens "on the enthusiasm and earnestness whlch they displayed last Thursday evening at the rousing meeting in Park Row at which the Italian Vig {lance Protective Association was organized. Measured by its platform, the new society should prove to be even more valuable to the commu nity than the “White Hand” is to Chicago. The latter organization has only one purpose— namely. bitter war against the criminals who prey upon Italians under the guise of Black Handers. The New York society has resolved fo undertake, besides this mission, the task of dvercoming the somewhat prevalent belief that Italians are unworthy of citizenship. But per haps the one programme includes the other. There are eriminals aplenty among every peo ple, but many Americans hold the opinion that their Italian neighbors show inferiority in a lack of “backbone” when attacked. It is hardly con ceivable that a large colony of Americans, Eng lishmen, Germans or Frenchmen happily estab lished in a foreign country and well organized

socially through clubs, churches and newspapers would endure daily assaults from blackmailers for years without taking vigerous concerted ac tion against their tormentors. Those who know the history of the masses in the land of the Cawsars are slow to blame the Italians living here for their supineness, but many persons, taking daily occurrences at their face value, have come to feel a measure of contempt for those who tamely submit to such outrages. The surest way to rehabilitate the Italians is suppress bomb throwers through the activity of rivate, secret detectives employed by private Italian organizations similar to the one just formed. Police Commissioner Bingham pleads for a small, high class secret service fn his de partment to finish the work so well begun by Petrosino’s inadequate squad. The suggestion Is worth listening to, but if it is followed to the neglect of private effort our Latin fellow eltizens will miss a rare opportunity to vindicate the p sehves. Many will continue to believe the Ital tun unworthy of Awerican citizenship until he has proved by his actions that be has learned

HARGIS.

RENEFICFENT {tPOT'SED AT LAST. the first rule of American town life, that “the officeholders help those who help themselves.” nISCOURACING DEVILTRY. Governor Magoon is in Washington, but his policy remains active and triumphant in Cuba. Some time ago, as we announced in these col umns, he grew very weary of the sporadle deviltry of self-styled “patriots” who promis cuously plotted against the government of the island. organized strikes and plundered pig pens and henroosts, and gave warning that he ‘would use all necessary means for capturing ‘such fellows, and that when they were caught ‘they would be dealt with in a thoroughly seri ous manner. It may be that some of the poultry pilferers imagined that he was joking. If so, and If that was why they persisted’ in their little ways, they must by this time be sorely disappointed. For it is reported that three of these dis tinguished “patriots,” to wit, the most illus trious Masso Parra, José Vila and Gabriel Guerra, have been convicted of an attempt to subvert the Cuban government, and have heen sentenced by the Audiencia Court to something more than three years’ imprisonment apiece, just like any ordinary, vulgar criminals. What a discouragement! And what a disillusionment it must be to ardent and distinguished ‘‘pa triots,” especially those with an appetite for chicken or roast pork, to find that the govern ment of Cuba is really in earnest and that the 3jovernor means what he says! As for the plea made by the learned advocate of the illustrious but martyred Masso, that Cuban sovereignty is non-existent and that therefore no crime could have been committed against it, we are inclined: to think it is searcely well taken. The trouble for these “patriotic” gentry is not that Cuban sovereignty is non existent. but that it is now, if never before, most positively, actively and efficiently exist ent. It is a Sovereignty with a big 8S, and it is making itself felt in thorough earnest and to most profitable effect. The House of Representatives did the proper and handsome thing in voting the two resident commissioners from the Philippines salaries of $7,500 and $2,000 apiece in lieu of mileage. The jaw creating the Filipino Assembly provided that the future resident commissioners should have salaries of $5,000, with $2,000 for mileage. Con gress has since increased the compensation for Senators, Representatives and Delegates, and now gives the newcomers the benefit of the higher rate. It is a sign of coming spring, when the Ameri can tourist takes his way to Europe, that the transatlantic rate war is ended. BE a, ae] go Trenton, N. J. is reported to be unable to afford to prosecute thoroughly the investiga tion into the origin of the epidemic of typhoid fever in that city. That is toe bad. We notice that in the year ending June 30, 1907, typhold fever cost Pittsburg $721,436. That would have gone far toward providing filtration plants which would have obviated the epidemic. Tren ton and all other places can better afford to take every possible precaution against typhoid than to let that plague break out. Representative Peter A. Porter has at last been admitted to full fellowship in the House Republican caucus. The literalists who excluded him from the caucus last December seem to have awakened to a due sense of the humor of their bull of excommunication. SS The proposal to extend for ten years the act protecting the scenery of Niagara from further spoliation is cordially to be commended. To have the great falls and the rapids flowing be tween walls of brick and concrete would be scarcely less deplorable than to have them drained dry. To whatever extent the power of the falls continues to be utilized for industrial purposes it should be possible to do it without robbing the shores of the ®iver of the natural beauty which forms the only fit setting for the cataract.

EE t——— Trenton, N. J., is reported to be unable to afford to prosecute thoroughly the investiga tion into the origin of the epidemic of typhoid fever in that city. That is toc bad. We notice that in the year ending June 30, 1907, typhold fever cost Pittsburg $721,436. That would have gone far toward providing filtration plants which would have obviated the epidemic. Tren ton and all other places can better afford to take every possible precaution against typhoid than to let that plague break out. Representative Peter A. Porter has at last been admitted to full fellowship in the House Republican caucus. The literalists who excluded him from the caucus last December seem to have awakened to a due sense of the humor of their bull of excommunication. The proposal to extend for ten years the act protecting the scenery of Niagara from further spoliation is cordially to be commended. To have the great falls and the rapids flowing be tween walls of brick and concrete would be scarcely less deplorable than to have them drained dry. To whatever extent the power of the falls continues to be utilized for industrial purposes it should be possible to do it without robbing the shores of the ®iver of the natural beauty which forms the only fit setting for the cataract. The “ambulance chasers” are being attacked again from several quarters. Perhaps the suc cess of the campaign now being waged agalnst rats all over the world has inspirited the ene mies of these human rodents to try again. TALK OF THE DAY. Ignatius Yagalla, described by “The Pittsburg Gazette” as a “high browed Russian, twenty-one vears old,” who came to this country two years ago and has worked since then in a factory, made application for appointment to the Pittsburg Po lice Bureau. After enumerating all the other quali tiles which he thought fitted him for a piace, he said that he could also speak, read and write eight languages. These were Russian, Polish, Lithu anlan, Slavonic, Yiddish, German, Hungarian and English. The linguists of the department held an fmpromptu examination, in order, as one official put it, “to call the boy's bluff,” but he was found not wanting and corrected the Yiddish of his examiner. Mrs. Bpenders—I wonder how you'd like It If I ever got ‘new womanish’' and insisted upon wear ing men’s clothes? Mr. Spenders—Oh, 1 haven't any fear of you ever deing that. Men's clothes are never very expensive.—The Catholic Standard and Times. A petty swindler who was much in evidence a few years ago, but who is seldom seen now, ap peared yesterday in the Wall Street district. He introduced himself to a man and a woman whose clothes indicated their recent arrival from a for eign country. They were standing at the north side of the Custom House shivering and studying the statuary. The young man took a shiver with them and chattered in good German all about the build ing. He invited them to walk In and they enjoyed the higher temperature and warmed toward their new friend. It was his business, he said, to enter tain strangers, and it being a cold morning, with not much to do, he would show them some more sights. He tecok them te four large buildings and finally to one where he sald he would have them registered in the Fremden-Verein—Strangers’ Club. This club would do for them throughout the city, he said, what he was doing in the financial dis trict. He took the names of the couple and “a nominal sum’ -—two marks—for each person, stepped into an elevator and said he would return in a few minutes. Of course he never came back and the couple were 50 cents poorer. The story came out when, after a long time, an employe asked the strangers what they were waiting for. There were no tears and no angry words when the truth was told, the man simply saying that the young fellow had earned the fee, but had a queer way of col lecting. ni Reeye=-How does your hrother take married e? Esther—According to directions. His motherin law is Hving with him.—I®ustrated Bits. The probable advancement of Major General O. O. Howard on the retired list to the rank of lieutenant general recalled to cone of Howard's old admirers an experience over which they laughed years ago. The man had become acquainted with General Howard when Dr. Herman Bendell, then Superin tendent of Indian Affairs of Arizona, took the first delegation of Apaches to Washington to make a treaty. He spent several days in company with General Howard, who was one of the officlal party. Years later the man read that General Howard would speak at a revival meeting in East 42d street to which “men addicted to drink” were especially invited. In order to renew the old acquaintance the man went to the meeting. On the billboard at the door was a sign Inviting drunkards to go in ang be saved. When the meeting was over the man went forward to pay his respects to the Christian sol dier. In the dim light he was not recognized, and the general, thinking that he was addressing an fnebriate, spoke kindly to him and asked if he had been benefited by the services. When notes were compared and the real situation became known both the men enjoyed the joke, which was the result of a pardonable misapprehension, 0 iV 3 3 a les yous Wile Make you explain all your acts? aan that T ssesalt ermit f worse; P me to explain

[3 Herbert H. Vreeland was the guest of honor last night at a testimonial dinner given at the Hoffman Jiouse by the New York Railroad Club. In intro ducing Mr. Vreeland, W. G. Besler, the toastmas ter, presented to him, on behalf of the club, a sil ver cup inscribed with the names of its officers and the date. In his speech Mr. Vreeland discussed public opinion. W. J. Wilgus, formerly chief engineer of the New York Central, was of the opinion that what was neeeded by corporations was devotion to duty in the “higher sense,” both on the part of officers and men, in order to “elevate the tone of our business life.” He spoke of the rapid development of the application of electricity to transportation, and predicted that there would be a remarkable development in the future, particularly in the field of tunnnel building for rapid transit. [By Telegraph to The Tribune.] Baltimore, Feb. 7. Samuel J. Lanahan, tha wealthy distiller, who died Janu 81, left no will, and his estate estimated to be $2,000,000, will be distributed under the interstate law, his widow, Mrs. rannie R. Lanahan, receiving one-third and his son, William Wallace Lanahan, two-thirds. His two brothers have been appointed adminis trators at Mrs. Lanahan's request. {By Telegraph to The Tribune.) Baltimore, Feb. 7.—The will of Princess de Béarn et de Chalais, of Paris, who was Miss Beatrice Winans, of this city, was filled for probate in the Orphans’ Court to-day. Practically all of the prop erty, which is in trust, consists of American se curities. The prince is sole legatee. Minneapolis, Feb. 7.—Presldent Cyrus Northrup of the State University, has received leave of ab sence for a month, and has been advised by physi clans to spend it in the South. He may not leave Minneapolis, however, as he fears he is not strong enough to stand the trip. He has suffered from a malady of the throai for some time, and is unable to talk above a whisper. Members of the medical faculty at the universilyy censider his condition Brave. ADott People and Social Incidents.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [From The Tribune Bureau. {From The iribune Dureat.j Washington, Feb. 7.—The President had several brief conferences on Cuban affairs at the White House to-day. In the morning, before the Cabinel met, Secretaries Taft and Root and Governor Ma goen were in consultation with him, and in the afternoon Secretary Taft returned to continue the discussion. Governor Magoon said after his visit to the White House that he expected to return to Havana in a week.

Senator Warren, chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, told the President that his com mittee expected to report on the Brownsville case scon after the 15th of this month. The President's callers included Senators Bur rows and Smoot, Representatives Diekema, Pollard, Graham, Overstreet, Kahn, Malby, Foster, Nye and Gardner, and Delegate Cale, of Alaska. The Cabinet was in session from 11 a. m. to 1 ™n IN THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. {From The Tribune Bureau. TE ED rh, aad Washington Feb, 7.—The Austro-Hungarian Am bassador left Washington at 10 o'clock this morn ing for New York, and will sall to-morrow for Havana for a visit of three weeks. Baroness Hen gelmiiller did not accompany him. Baron Ambrozy, counsellor of the embassy, has gone to Cleveland to attend an entertainment given for the benefit of the families o? the three hundred Hungarian min ers who perished in a recent disaster. Mrs. James Bryce, wife of the British Ambassa dor, received a large contingent of society this af ternoon at the embassy. She was assisted by the Hon. Mrs. James, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Grant Watson, wives of the attachés of the embassy. The counsellor of the French Embassy and Mme. des Portes de la Fosse will sail from New York for France on March 3 on an extensive leave of ab gence. They will give up their Washington home the last of this month, and Mlle. des Portes de Ila Fosse will be the guest of Viscount and Viscount ess de Martel for several days. IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY. [From The Tribune Burecau.} I I Ty TH er Washington, Feb. 7.—The Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks were the guests of honor at a din ner given to-night by Senator and Mrs. Beveridge. Rear Admiral mand Mrs. Richardson Clover were hosts at a dinner to-night in honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Roots To meet them were Sena ‘tor and Mrs. Bulkeley, Senator and Miss Kean, Mr. ‘and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, Representative and Mrs. G. Van Vechten Olcott, Major and Mrs. Charles I. MeCawley, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page and Count Hatz feldt, counsellor of the German Embassy. Mrs. Roderick Terry, of New York, is the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Hale, jr. Rear Admiral and Mra. Silas Terry gave a tea in her honor this afternoon. Miss Mary Astor Paul, of Philadelphia, who has been the guest of Miss Patten for a week, has re turned to her home. Representative and Mrs. John W. Dwight enter tained at dinner to-night Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, General ana Mrs. Kearny, Dr. and Mrs. Chatard, Mrs. Childs, the mother of Mrs. Dwight, and Rear Admiral O'Neil Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, Miss Boardman, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Hope Slater and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth gave dinner parties before the midwinter ball Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. George W. Van derbilt, Mrs. Hope Slater, Mrs. Pierre Lorillard and Mrs. Frederick Keep were the young matrons who formed the committee giving the midwinter ball at Rauscher’s to-night, and received the sev eral hundred guests. Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth had charge of the invitation list, and Mrs. Hope Slater supervised the decorations of the ball and supper rooms. The dance was diversified, beginning with a general dance, following with a cotillon led by Major Charles L. McCawley, and finished by more general dancing. Supper was served just after the PARSONS HELPS DECIDE DEBATE. Affirmative Side of Question That Senators Be Elected by Direct Vote Wins. “That a constitutional amendment should be se cured by which the United States Senators should be elected by the direct vote of the people” was the question at issue last night at the 27th Assem bly District Republican Club between representa tives of that organization and of the 25th Assembly District club. The visitors won, according to Con gressman Herbert Parsons, Henry A. Wise, As sistant United States Attorney, and Justice Fred erick D. Wells, who acted as judges. The speakers on the affirmative and winning side were ex-Justice Willlam H. Wadhams, Frederick C. Tanner and James H. Hickey, and the support ers of the negative side were Edward C. Boice, Charles K. Blaney and Benjamin Bullmer. That the victory of the visitors was due largely to the eloquence of Hickey was acknowledged by all those present. MISS ALICE BYINGTON'S WILL FILED Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes and Mount Hermon School Remembered. Pittsfield, Mass., Feb. 7.—By the will of Miss Alice Byington, of Stockbridge, which was filed for pro bate here to-day, the Hampton Institute, of Hamp ton, Va., receives $160,000; the Normal and Agri cultural School, of the same place, $0,6V; the Normal and Industrial Institute, of Tuskegee, Ala, $50,000; the Mount Hermon School for Boys. at East Northfield, Mass., $25,000; the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, $2,000; the Laurel Hill Association, of Stockbridge, $10,000, and the town of Stockbridge, $2,000. VREELAND GUEST OF RAILROAD CLUB. Receives Silver Loving Cup at Testimonial Dinner— More Tunnels Predicted. RICH BALTIMOREAN LEFT NO WILL. fBy Telegraph to The Tribune PRINCESS DE BEARN WILL FILED. PRESIDENT CYRUS NORTHRUP 111 cotiillon, and another, at which the guests were seated, much later in the entertainment. The Marine Band furnished the music. Among the oug of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Van derbilt, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt, Mr. ang Mrs. Anthony Drexel, Mrs. Henry Clews, Mr. ang Mrs. Cornelius Bliss and Miss Roosevelt, Other gubsts were the Secretary of State and Mrs. Roos, Rear Admiral! and Mrs. Clover, Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean, Mrg Herbert Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. Huntington Wlison Jig He LL a a a iu a a LL a LLL TT LL i i i i A a ll Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a luncheon yesterday at hey house In West 57th street for Count and Countesg Dionys Szecheny!, who will sail to-day for Naples Her guests in addition to the count and countess included Mrs. William Douglas Sloane, Mr and Mrs. Ralph N. Ellis, Mrs. Charles I. Marshall, Mr, and Mrs. Frank G. Griswold, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Howard Cushing, Lord Kintore, whe will also sail for Europe to-day. Count de Perigny. Frederick Townsend Martin, Francis J. Otis ang Frederic Delano Weekes. Mrs. Aifred P. Minton gave a theatre party for her daughters, Miss Isabel and Miss Eleanor Hin ton, last evening. She took her guests to see “Miss Hook of Holiand,” and afterward to Sherry's for a supper and informal dance. They inecinded Mise Rosina Otis, Miss Deoris Wolcott Bissell, Mise Dorothy Salisbury, Miss Marion Doughty, Mise Frances Alexander, Miss Edna Biddle, Miss Ger trude Slocum, Miss Martha Green, Miss Marion Slade, Louis B. de Koven, Theron G. Strong, Everest Dominick, Keginald Sturgis. Edward Shippen, Dun levy Milbank, Henry Batecheler, Bayard Dominick, jr., and Crosby Doughty. The annual Columbia junior ball was held fn the St. Regis last night. The baliroom and adig. cent reception rooms. which were used for dane ing. were decorated with college flags ang trophies, making the scene a picturesque one. The affair was under the management of the fol. lowing committee: James CC. Mackenzie, chair man; George E. Hutchinson, treasurer; Cyril Cap michael, Robert L. Fowler, jr, Christopher 3 Miller, Benjamin B. Odell, 3d, Alfred Hareld W. Taylor, Benjamin A. Willis, Benton Sanders, Hastings Foote, Francis IL. Ives Cant P. Jordan, Donald G. Miller and Howard J. jr. The patronesses Included Mrs. Nicholas Map ray Butler and Mrs. Charles B. Foote, who ra ceived the guests: Mrs. Levi P. Morton, Mrs Barent Lefferts, Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. J. Harriman, Mrs. George R. Dyer, Miss Helen M Gould, Mrs. George Henry Warren, Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs. Edward Lyman Short, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn, Mrs. Charles E. Orvis and Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll. General dancing was enjoyed throughout the evening, and in addition to the usual dances there were two barn dances and a Virginia reel. A buffet supper was served at midnight. Mrs. Robert Olyphant gave a dance for her daughter, Miss Sophie Vernon Olyphant, last night at her house, in East 52d street. It was an informal affair, with general dancing, fol lowed by a buffet supper. The guests were friends of Miss Olyphant and of her married sister, Mrs William de la Roche Anderson. Mrs. J. Kensett Olyphant will give a theatrs party, followed by a supper, this evening for hee daughter, Miss Anna V. Olyphant. In Grace Church this afternoon Miss Edith Greene, daughter of General and Mrs. Francis Vinton Greene, will be married to Charles Lindley. The ceremony, at 3 o'clock, will be fol lowed by a reception at the house of Dr and Mrs. Francis P. Kinnicutt, in East 35th street. Frederick Townsend Martin, who will leave town for Palm Beach next week, will give a luncheon te-day at the Plaza Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a luncheon yesterday at hey ‘house In West 57th street for Count and Countesg Dionys Szecheny!l, who will sail to-day for Naples Her guests in addition to the count and counteag included Mrs. William Douglas Sloane, Mr ang Mrs. Ralph N. Ellis, Mrs. Charles Fl. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Griswold, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Howard Cushing, Lord Kintore, whe will also sail for Europe to-day: Count de Perigng Frederick Townsend Martin, Francis J. Otis ang Frederic Delano Weekes. Mrs. Aifred P. Minton gave a theatre party for her daughters, Miss Isabel and Miss Eleanor Hin ton, last evening. She took her guests to see “Migy Hook of Holiand,” and afterward to Sherry's fora supper and informal dance. They inecinded Miss Rosina Otis, Miss Deris Wolcott Bissell, Miss Dorothy Sallsbury, Miss Marion Doughty, Miss Frances Alexander, Miss Edna Biddle. Miss Ger trude Slocum, Miss Martha Green, Miss Marion Slade, Louis B. de Koven, Theron G. Strong, Eversty Dominick, Keginald Sturgis. Edward Shippen, Dun levy Milbank, Henry Batcheler, Bayard Dominick, jr., and Crosby Doughty. Mrs. Robert Olyphant gave a dance for her daughter, Miss Sophie Vernon Olyphant, last night at her house, in East 52d street. It was an informal affair, with general dancing fol lowed by a buffet supper. The guests were friends of Miss Olyphant and of her married sister, Mrs William de la Roche Anderson. Mrs. J. Kensett Olyphant will give a theatrs party, followed by a supper, this evening for hee daughter, Miss Anna V. Olyphant. In Grace Church this afternoon Miss Edith Greene, daughter of General and Mrs. Franeis Vinton Greene, will be married to Charles Lindley. The ceremony, at 3 o'clock, will be fol lowed by a reception at the house of Dr and Mrs. Francis P. Kinnicutt, in East 35th street. Frederick Townsend Martin. who will leave own for Palm Beach next week, will sive uncheon te-day at the Plaza. M. TARDIEU LECTURES AT HARVARD Speaks on “France and the English All ance” Before Cercle Francais. Cambridge. Mass, Feb. 7.—André Tardi~u deliv ered to-day the second of his course ef eight leet ures on “France and Ier Alliances” before the Cercle Francais of Harvard University. His sub Jeet to-day was “France and the English Alllance™ He said that the necessity existed for this agree ment, as well as for the Franco-Russian alliance: He traced the history of the alllance, as brought about by King Edward VII and M. Deicassé. Re ferring to the report that a secret treaty had beem made between France and England in 1906, M. Tar dieu stated positively that no sucn treaty ever had been made. He said that in view of the present conditions in Europe and of certain verbal state menis made between English and French states men it seemed certain that if France should be at tacked by Germany, England would interferes in her favor. The lecturer said that if there had been some difficulties between France and England in Egypt the fault iay in the imperfect manner in which the French drafted the treaty of 134. With these exceptions, he believed that France had derived great profit from this pact. DICKENS'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED. Novelist's Reception Here in 1867 Rell at Fellowship Dinner. The Manhattan Dickens Fellowship celebrated the ninety-sixth anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens at the rooms of the Aldine Association. No. 11 Fifth avenue, last night. A dinner pre ceded the speechmaking and general entertain ment. The speakers were Will Carleton, the poet, Willlam Bayard Hale, Colonel Edwin T. Talia ferro and Alfred J. Boulton. The presiding officer was Charles IL who, in introducing one of the speakers, attention to the fact that forty years ago, on April 18, 1867, at a Dickens reception in this city Hore Greeley presided, and among the guests wal Whitelaw Reid. The addresses wera all in relation to some characteristic of Dickens, emphasis being laid upon the fact that, while Dickens criticised this country after his first visit here, he did mot criticise it more adversely than he did England There were about eighty men and woman at the fellowship dinner. Govan, called Washington, Feb. T.—By the will of Christiaa Hauge, Norwegian Minister to the United States who died fn Norway on December 13, which was filed for probate to-day, his widow, Mme. Louise Todd Hauge, is to receive the residus of the estate after the payment of bequests to his two sisters in Norway, Anna Krohs and Helga Nicolaysed. and to eight nephews and nieces. DENIES SALE TO J. P. MORGAN. {By Telegraph to The Tribune] Providence, Feb, 7.—Marsden J. Perry denied 9 day that he bad sold his Shakespearian collectiel to J. Plerpont Morgan. BETTS ACADEMY TO CONTINUE. [By Telegraph to The Tribune.) Stamford, Conn., Feb. 7.—The fire which de stroyed the buildings of Betts Academy on the morning of January 22 has caused only a tem porary stoppage of the school's activities Qua™ ters have been oMtained in bulldings adjoining the grounds, and recitations will begin on Monda¥ Plans for rebulldirg are already in p and it is expected that the new buildings will be completed in time for the beginning of the vear next fall. Li DELAWARE VALLEY SOCIETY DINNER The annual dinner of the Delaware Valey S clety will be held to-night at the Hotel Man Among those oxpected to speak are ex-Justice M Linn Bruce, the Rev. Dr. J. W. Hill, of the Metro politan Temple; Lafayette B. Gleason and F. F. Bearing, president of the Delaware Eastern road. Charles T. White will preside. i “Deo vou believe in telepathy

“1 dan’t know what it Wa replied the ward worker ig “Do you believe that by thinking hard about thing vou can impress vour ideas on the po other peope?’ m “Sure I do, if it's the. Joss of this ward that saaking. "Washington Star. NEW YORK SOCIETY. WILL OF MINISTER HAUGE.

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NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 1908. im CANNON BOOM ARRIVES fd CARRIES 4 HUGHES TAIL. {Congressman Boutell Presents It to CANNON BOOM ARRIVES CARRIES 4 HUGHES TAIL. {Congressman Boutell Presents It to Illinois Society. New York last night. Congressman Henry 8. Bou. geile, of Illinois, brought it bere from Washington and gelivered it at the dinner of the Illinois Seo ciety at the Waldorf. The boom in its complete ness wi Joseph G. Cannon for President and Charles E. Hughes for Vice-President. The diners, mong Whom were many men of national promi pence, received this suggestion with respectful but boom for the yor #0 hour in humorous vein about the home state znd Illineisiuns, proposed terrible punishment for after dinner speakers and then, after a tribute to President Roosevelt, which elicited loud cheers and vigorous applause, he launched the Presidential had for poom for Speaker Cannen. The Congressman from Illineis said: in the 8th Congress lilinois, for the first time her misiory, had one of her sons chosen as Speake: of the popular branch of the re, namely. Joseph G. Cannon. He is with 21] paris of the country. He has by his force of brained more important a remedial

character jegisiation than any other person in any similar period since the Civil War. we of Illinois, without regard to politics. must yegard Joseph G. Cannon as the best man to fol sow Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United [rates So charge your glasses and drink to Marquette, she explorer, Clark. the conqueror; Lincoln, the srue patriol; Grant, the magnanimous warrior, and to jong life and to the attainment of her homers for the American, Joseph Guernsey n pon, 1llinois faverite son and candidate for the Presidency. AN the speakers last night, and ther included ex-Judge Elbert H. Gary, of the United States Stee! Corporation, president of the society, and $epator Hopkins, of Illinois, were most optimistic arith rezard to the economic and pelitical condition of the United States, and their speeopes also con tained euviogistic references to President Roosevelt. Ona of the features of the programme last nizht snd departure from that of other “state func. sions,” which perhaps stamps the Illinoisians of a snore classical torn of mind, was the singing of Miss Geraldine Farrar, of the Metropolitan Opera House galaxy of stars. A platform had been es peciplly built to accommodate a8 piano. Miss Far rer's original programme consisted of the foliow ing four numbers: ““Yaise,”” Bemberg. “Papillon.” Jacaki; “Ome tes Yeux,” Massenet. and “Honey enckie.” Chadwick. But the musical appetite of the diners was unsatiated when the last of these pumbers. dainty love ballad in English, had been yepdered. and en masse they arose, staid stales men, jurists and financiers, waving their napkins and shoutinz “Brava!” 3fiss Parror was in her mest gracious mood. Re proving ber long gloves, she seated herself at the pigne and sang Two more numbers, “Annie Laurie” Thro the Rye Ancther evation ang Comin’ followed. The first toast of the might was “The President e’ the United States.” Ex-Judge Gary expressed Lis thanks te hls fellow members for electing him to the presidency in introducing Senator Hopkins the first speaker, and said: ‘1 am an optimist. whis eouniTy forces me to be an optimist. Wa Rave been travelling in the clouds, and it has been dificult ar times to see the way, but when the mist clegms away we will ind we are on the mountain top of gpporiunity and prosperity, “This country is under the protection of one con gittent power, never disturbed from its centre of eguilibrium. the Senate of the United States.”

Senator Hopkins defined the constitutional forma tien and hority, of the Senate. He said of the President: “We have one of the most picturesque and greatest characters in the history of the United Sates 10-dzyv as President, Theodcre Roosevelt. 1 care pot whether you approve or denounce his course. hut the fact is he is ene cof the greatest men a2 generation has produced, and 2 masterful man in every way, but the Senate has not hesi ted to refuse its approval of seme of his treaties

£23 nominations.” Congressman Boutelle also in hig speech sz2id of President Roosevelt: This state has given the country an Executive of great energl Theodore Rooseveit has done uch to uplift American politics—he has been the wi wiained that he is 100 much ip the limelight, but s be makes the limelight look like a tal

her candie. umong those present at the dinner were George W. Periins, Stuyvesant Fish, Justice Charles H Truax, Georg= C. Beldt, Lyman J. Gage. Franklin Luther of America. Idle critics have com MarVeagh and Peter Finley Dunne. The dininzx i poom decorations were great stacks of yellow eared

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Arother musical number was “lilineis,” sung by Williams A. Lamson, a member of ihe socieiy, to the gccompaniment of the voices of all the other members. The first stanza follows:

By thy rivers, gently flowing, lines, Illinois, er thy prairies. verdant growing liiinecis, Illinois Tomes ar echo on the breeze, Fustling thro' the leafy trees, And its mcllow tones are These. is, -RISIDENT AND MOTHERS CONGRESS. r— “Train th: Children Anight.” Says Chief Ex ecntive— Mrs. Roosevelt Life Member. Phijadelphiz, Feb. 7.—Plans and detaiis of the Nations! Congress of Mothers to be held in Wash fngron next month are being discussed by the exec Ulive committees in session here. Mrs. Frederic Bchoff, one of its most active spirits. made the foi lowing stztement to-Gay We want not oniy the women but the men who >d in children to participate in this con Bt. This congress will agitate questions ihat will gitimately stand for the better citizenship of &l the people of the world. Presiden: Roosevelt is using his efforts to advance he cause Fie said 10 me in a recent interview te thourh® the National Congress of Mothers ¥as approaching the question of our modern mu Micinz| corruption and vice in the best way by or a radical preventive of evil in the train 2 of children to be upright citizens. “Train the Sildren aright” he said to me, “and vou will come Much nearer an ideal state than through any other means President Roosevelt ie to speak to us at the White House op March 16. Mrs. Roosevelt has sig Med her nicrest In the congress by paving up the #17 gues of life membership.

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i Phiiadelphiz, Feb. 7.—Plans and detaiis of the Nations! Congress of Mothers to be heid in Wash fngton nex month are being discussed by the exec tive committees in session here. Mrs. Frederic 8chof, one of its most active spirits. made the foi lowing stotement to-day MRS. COLLINS OETAINS JUDGMENT. Mrs Nathalie Seherck Collins, who recently re telved an interlocutory decree of dfvorce from Charles Glen Collins, formerly of the British army. obtained vesterday a judgment of $46671 against Bim to cover the cost of her suit. Collins was re Ported in November as serving As an apprentice in the works of the Grueby Faience Pottery Com PENY in South Bosten. LEAVES ESTATE TO EMPLOYER'S SONS. Tas will of Bridger Stanton, a nurse employed bY the lute Resr Admirs] Gherardi, U. 8. N., was Bed for probate in the Surrogate’s office, Brook TR. yesterday. ler estate is valued at between 8.86 ani sso. The bulk of the property will go 1 the two eons of the rear admiral. Lieutenant Walter RB Guerards, U. 8 N.. now with Admiral Esane's feet snd Bancroft Gherardi, of No. 31 West 2000 street, Manhattan, The woman's nieces, Grace and Haiie Mat'aine, will get $300 cach. The

rix died on December 20 at No. 251 Washing 90 even oe, Brooklyn. She had served in the Gher andi family for many wvears ss nurse and as maid BALLOON CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. Cm. HC JIONreal Ddilangdgard. here i¢ an ever growing number of medical puree Europe who are advocating the “*halioon fur tuberculosis. ‘Ascend in a balloon every tres i the advice of these doctors to consump sor. Jt is claimed for the cure that ii has many Ys “tages. Lack of expense is one. The doctors ye’, Wiz: 31 ix far cheaper to keep a balloon In Lt #arden in the suburbs and 10 take an pour 26 17° UD above the earth in the pure clouds than The 10 20 away and live in expensive hotels. Ya, Y451 range of aititude to be obtained by gains of a balioon is said to make it a far superior or Ben! to any other method of securing change 1 A well known Continental scientist declared in a egy Jecture in Prance that the balloon treat ee] be carried on with great benetit to pa i eonditions impossible of attainment in BY mountase resort. He said that in a salleon Patient coulis conveyed in u short time into ie a, 1

neither vegeta e por miners *t were present—alr wnich would be bac Ture. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY Atlanta. Feb. 7.—The executive committees of ths Georgia division, Daughters of the Cenfederacy, discussed the proposed inscription for the Wirz monument to-day, snd later Miss Alice Baxter, president of the division, gave out a statement say. ing that no inscription has yet been adopted for the monument.

AM:sg Baxter =aid that the published inscription which brought forth many protests had not even been submitted to the executive board at that time.

4 SS BA A STORK CAUGET UP WITH THE TRAIN. Snowbound Pgssengers Made a Sled of the Seats and Brought Burden to Town. S22 ATI TIpPL TY IW LLITWLE Rutler, Penn.. Feb. 7.—A stork, which had followed a Baltimore Ohio passenger train for many miles to-day, caught up when the train became stalled in the snow a few miles from Butler and left a boy with Mrs. Mary Debeur, of Frost, Penn. Theres was only one othe: weman on the train and she directed things. Under her orders men tore seats apart, made a sled, and with the bell cord fer har ness a dozen dragged the woman and child to the Rutler Hospital, where both are getting along finely.

BOSTON MAY HAVE HUGE PLAYHOUSE. Plans for Combination Hippodrome and Opera House to Cost $5.000,000. 1 1 de de i en SER Nh A he te a Boston, Feb. .—This city is to have a $5,000,900 combination hippodrome and grand epera house, if the plans of Albert R. Rogers, president of the Boston Hippodrome Company, are successful. His plans have been prepared for a structurs which will probably be on the oid Park Square station site, the opera house seating five thousand persons and the hippodrome as many more, the two being built facing each other, with a court 1,000 feet long by 250 feet wide between. He says that a syndicate has agreed io back him, on condition that Oscar Hammerstein leases the opera house. 3 4 i

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o i John T. Fay, who obtained an injunction from the Supreme Court restraining Herbert Lainbourne from giving an entertainment under the name

“The Favs” or ‘The Phays,” lost his case when the Appellate Division decided yesterday that all tricks intended ioc deceive the public were the nroperty of all in this field. London, Feb. 7.—Charles Frohman has engaged compally of Irish plavers, formerly ‘belonging to the National Theatrical Society of Dublin, to pro duce Irish peasant plays in New York. i wr [By Telegraph to The Tribune. Wilmington, Del, Feb. 7.—"A Village Lawyer.” a comedy of New Hampshire life. was produced by the Shuberts at the Nixon Zimmerman Op era House here to-night. The play was written by Will M. Cressy and James Clarence Harvey. Cressy and Blanche Dayne play the chief charac

tors. Announcement was made yesterday that George Evans, the “Honey Boy’ comedian, will be feat ured next season in a minstre! show that will be sent on the road by Cohan Harris. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts will present on March 26 at the Empire Theatre a Greck play, called “The Libation Pourers.” i Lizzie Hudson Cellier and Alexander Frank have been engaged to appear with Miss Nethersole in “Adrienne Lecouvreur” and “The Enigma’ at Daly's Theatre the wdek of February il, Rochester, Feb. 7.—Her inability to send £5 to a New York publisher with which to publish a song she had written so affected Mrs, Oscar Goedrich that she took carbolic acid, and died soon after her son had svmmoned on physician. Mrs. Goodrich was a woman of some education and had written gongs that had been set to music. About four vears ago Mrs. Goodrich had trouble with her hus band and had not lived with him since. Another cause of her despondency was the fact that her son had been cut of work most of the time since {*hristimas.

COMFORTABLE BERTHS FOR FIREMEN. [By Telegraph to The Tribune.] Albany,, Feb. 7.—A bill proposing amendments to the New York charter which would provide com fortable berths for several New York firemen was introduced to-day by Senator McManus. It pro vides that the Fire Commissioner may detail! not to exceed thirty frst class firemen as deputy inspectors of combustibles at an annual salary of $1.9 They are to be eligible for promotion just as if serving in the uniformed force, and their time of service is tp count the sams

OPERA DIRECTORS MEET. Mr. Conried Apparently to Continue as Head of Metropolitan. Heinrich Conried’s reiations to the Metropolitan Opera House remain unchanged, and this probably will be the case for a long time to come. Such was the deduction drawn from the results of the meet ing of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Opera and Rea! Estate Company, held yesterday afternoon in J. Plerpont Morgan's private art mu seum, in East 36th street. A proposition for an extended lease of the opera house was presented to the board by a committee of directors of the Con ried Metrepolitan Opera Company. After a confer ence of almost two hours the matter was laid over until the next meeting, which will be, called within a week. Otto H. Kahn, chairman of the executive commit tee of the directors of the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company, was present with Edmund L. Bay lies, who is also a member of the same committee. They told the reporters that they were honor bound not to discuss the terms of the proposed lease which they had submitted. The present lease by which the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company vents the house from the Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company is personal in that it is framed to be operative only during the regime of Mir. Conried. The lease, which is for a five years’ term, was drawn two years ago, and, therefore, is to run, unless altered by agreement, until 1911. ———————————————_ It was reported yesterday that the proposed new lease would be binding even if Mr, Conried should cease to be managing director. This report, com ing as it does after go many rumors regarding a change in the directorship, is most significant. The fact that after a prolonged meeting the board of directors gave eut only a brief report stating that action was deferred is interpreted by persons fa miliar with the situation to mean that Mr. Con ried’s friends are standing by him and will refuse to consider any change that might look toward eliminating him: from the Metropolitan.

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The meeting was on= of the most largely attended that the real estate company has held in years. The only directors whose absence was poied were Dr. O. Mills, president ex-officio, who is in Califor nia; G. Peabody Wetmore and August Belmont, who sent telephone message that he would be unable to leave his office in time to take part. There were present G. Haven, president: Charles Lanier, vice-president: George 8S. Bowdein, treasurer, and Frank N. Dodd. secretary, and the following directors: George F. Baker, A. D. Juilliard, Luther Kountze, J. Pierpont Morgan, H. A. C. Taylor, H. McK, Twombly and William XK. Vanderbilt.

HAMMERSTEIN MUST LOSE LICENSE. William Hammerstein's application for a per emptory writ of prohibition to prevent the revok ing of his theatrical license for the Victoria Music Hall was denied by the Appeliate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday. The Appellate Division finds that Justice O'Gorman had jurisdiction in the case. “There still remains a prohibition of Sun day performanees.” sas the opinion of the Appel late Diviston, in which all the justices concur.

NO WIRZ INSCRIPTION ADOPTED. Daughters of the Confederacy Discuss the Question in Atlanta. IBY Telegraph to The Tribune.) Ry Telasranh to The Trikune 1 Tr FAVS LOSE THEIR CASE. IRISH PLAYERS COMING HERE. “A VILLAGE LAWYER” PRODUCED. THEATRICAL NEWS. &sONG WRITER COMMITS SUICIDE. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1908. LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR RACETRACK GAMBLING. Appeal to Churches and Clubs to Awd Governor. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Governor Hughes and the friends by whom he has been advised are unquestionably in the right The assertion that the abolition of gambling and poolselling will involve the abolition of horseracing and incidentally injure the breed of horses is Im pudent and unsupported nonsense, Or something worse. With some first hand knowledge of the subject and as an old crusader in the campaign against the audacious lawlessness of bookmaking, 1 confidently assert that many of the men who have succeeded in making possible such horses &s Dan Patch and Flving Fox are not gamblers. Some of them—I know whereof I speak—never bet at all. And even if the aliegation were true I submit that the abolition of poolselling and gam bling would have an improving effect on the breed of men, and that good men are vastly more impor tant to the country than two-minute horses. To discuss the truth of this proposition would be very much like expatiating on the truth of the multi plication table, and to inquire into the ethics of gambling and poolselling is every whit as unneces sary as to inquire into the ethics of murder or adultery. What is wanted now iz accordant action, and particularly such action as Governor Hughes sug gests, namely, such an expression of public opinion as Is likely to strengthen the weak hands and con firm the feeble knees of our legislators. In these circumstances may I crave the hospi tality of The Tribune to remind the churches, what soever name they bear, that this is not a matter in which they can afford to lag behind the state. Surely they will not pretend that resistance to the rise of the gambling spirit does not, fall within their proper and legitimate scope? Will they think to allay it by votes and solemn censures? No. They will accomplish nothing by that. They must fight against this growing cancer—fight, I mean, in some organized fashion, as men fight who are in dead earnest, or—there is no other alternative— prove themselves unfaithful to their Lord. Nor does this duty rest en them alone. With more or less weight it rests on all sorts and con ditions of men, be they Christians, Jews, Turks, infidels or heretics. Perhaps, sir, you will allow me to single out from the whole community one other class on which this duty lies with extraor dinary urgency. In every city of the state there are clubs—in New York they are to be counted by the dozen—which claim to represent and do repre sent no Inconsiderable part of the intelligence and patriotism of the commonwealth. Is this a mat ter in which they have neo corporate duty? Will the members of thase clubs be content to listen to the trumpet call of Governor Hughes as to that of a man “whe hath a pleasant voice and can play weil upon an instrument”? Will they be satisfied to adopt the attitude of the traitor Roman and trust blindly to the fortune of the state? Will they plead that their clubs were not called into existence for the purpose of improv ing the morais of their neighbors, that gambling existed before the flood and is probably ineradi cable, that loaded dice were found among the ruins of Pompeii, that the profligate antics of Wall Street work for greater misery than all the poolseliers=in the United States, and that, any how, they did not make the world and are not responsible for it? Is it too much to hope that the churches and the clubs, which between them include an over wheiming majority of the men who, by virtus cf thelr character,. influence and education, are nat ural leaders of the people, will do something in their corporate capacity to convince our legislators that somehow they must put an end to poolselling?

Union Springs, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1908. MN. HC OPINION ON THAW VERDICT. 40 10e Editor of The Tribune. Sir: In the verdict in the Thaw case just closed the jury, in my opinion, and, I doubt not, in that of many others, has put a premium on insanity, and has placed Thaw where hs will be an ob ject lesson of successful villany to all evildoers. Physicians have done an immense good in search ing out diseases, their causes, prevention and cure, but they would accomplish a still greater goed if they would recognize the contagion ef sin, the disease of the soul. I cannot help thinking that if this trial had been that of a poor mam, nc money involved in it, the verdict would have been very different. If I am correct in thus thinking, how sad is the reflection that money, which when rightly used is one of the nighest forms of usefulness, when used wrong fully is but a source of corruption. A

Cambridge, Mass., Fel. 5. 1808. WATERMELON SEED THOUGHT FORW. J 4. WATERMELON SEED THOUGHT FOR W, J. 8, To the Editor of The Tribuns. To the Editor of The Tribuns. To the Editor of The Tribuns, Bir: Ie that will have a eake out of the wheat Must needs tarry the grinding. Of course, ona knows that a real seed thought although republics are ungrateful—will never die; otherwise the people would soon forget their heroes, as Sir Rowan Hamilton's little boy forgot the poet, i Sir Rowan said to the little fellow: “To-morrow Aubrey de Vere will be here. Will vou not be glad to see him?” “Thinking of Latin, and thinking of trouble, and thinking of God, I had quite forgotten Aubrey de Vere,” was the child's remorseful reply. Now I find in the current literature of the day that Nebraska, besides its creditable beet sugar industry, is an unrivalled seed state; it supplies Georgia with {ts famed watermelon seed. Adopting this pregnant suggestion, let the Demeo cratic party transpori ts venerable candidate to the State of Georgia, where, soothed and sus tained by an immortal hope and breathing the ambrosial air, he may calmly sit and muse, and wait among the watermelons for that decree of Imperial Fate which shall some day give to him, or to his posterity, the solid Presidential chair now wreathed in dread obscurity. AGRICULTURIST. Montreal’ Canada, Jan. 24, 1908 DEFECT IN THE ALDRICH BILL. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Will vou not call the attention of your read ere to the radical and incurable defedt of the Aldrich bill now before Congress, to wit: the per mission to issue bills upon a credit reserve. There is no menay but gold. There should be no reserve but gold. To issue bills upon a reserve of bonds of any kind, notes, stocks or any form of indebt edness, creates a wildcat currency, a currency having no money regserve—premises to pay hased upon other promises to pay. Should this bill be come law financial disaster is before us.

G. W. BLACKWELL. Cambridge, Mase, Feb. 5 1908. CAR MULES IN NEW YORK. To the Editor of The Iribune. Sir: “Honor tc whom honor is due,” whether the object of it be man or beast. You will kindly per mit me to correct you, in order that you might make the amende honorable, as I am sure you will, when a mistake is pointed out to you. For once you were in error when you said to “The Louisville Courier-Journal” to-day that “New York has never enjoved the luxury of the picturesque and placid ear mule.” I am quite sure that, if you go back to the early "Bs (say, to 1852-38), you will find that proverbially erratic, stubborn and independent quadruped was harnessed to the cars of both the Third avenue and the Sixth avenue lines of the Empire City. REV. EDWARD LOUX. New York Feb. 1908, CONDEMN ASSESSMENT INSURANCE. To the Editor of The 1ribune. Sir: Our esteemed friend, Mr. Kelsey, goaded

by Governor Hughes to get after some one, has again seen fit to examine the poor old Mutual Reserve and unearth a deficiency that was never before discovered by that eminent vody, the New York State Insurance Department,

Since no one will speak a word for the under dog in this case, perhaps a little explanation would pe gratefully read by policyholders who tried to get something for nothing at the company’s incep tion and are now paying the penalty for not ad hering to that old adage: "Nothing too cheap is good.”

Ail assessment companieg have been tried and found wanting, the Mutual Reserve, the largest in the world, included. Twenty years a€0 a man could get a §$1.000 poliey for $12 annually, when the adequate vate was 338 Consequently, at the pres

JUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1908. ent time, the fallacy of the system plainly shows itself and compels the company to raise the rates te conform with advanced mortality and in this way save the company to the policyholders. Then comes a howl from every member who gave the company this identical privilege if it was ever found necessary. By comparing these premiums to those of any old line company paid on policies taken out at the same time one would find that the total cash out lays would just about balance. Every assessment company is either dying or reincorporating as a legal reserve company, which plainly shows that assessments will soon be relegated to the business ventures which were founded on theory and not backed by years of practical experience.

My advice to a policyholder in any assessment company or fraternal order is to get out before the storm begins—and that is only a matter of a few succeeding vears. W. ROYAL SHAW. Brooklyn, Feb. 5, 1908. DR. ALBERT H. MIXER. Rochester, Feb. 7.—Dr. Albert Harrison Mixer, professor emeritus of modern languages at the University of Rochester, died at his home here this morning, aged eighty-five years. He was a member of the original faculty of the university in 185¢ and taught here forty-two years. Rochester, Feb. 7.—Dr. Albert Harrison Mixer, professor emeritus of modern languages at the University of Rochester, dled at his home here this morning, aged eighty-five years. He was a member of the original faculty of the university in 1850 and taught here forty-two years. Dr. Mixer was born in Forestville, N. Y., and educated at the Fredonia Agademy and Madison (now Colgate) University. He was graduated from the latter in 1848 and studied theology for two yeara at the Madison Seminary. He, was a tutor in Greek and history at the University of Roches ter in 1850-'52 and then studied two years in Ger many. He then held the chair of modern lan guages at the University of Rochester three years. In 1858 he opened the first University of Chicago, and after being professor of modern languages for three years was professor of Greek from 1860 to 1866. After studying in France and Italy for two vears, in 1868 he returned to the professorship of modern languages at the University of Rochester. From 1863 to 1868 he was engaged in raising funds for the University of Chicago and secured $25,000 for the equipment of Dearborn Observatory and $80,000 for the main building. Dr. Mixer was the author of a “Manual of French Poetry” and a “Manual of French Pronunciation.” Colgate Uni versity gave him the degree of LI. D.

J. LAWRENCE, a well known hotel man, died from pneumonia yesterday morning at his home, Neo. 17 East 11th street. He amassed a fortuna through extensive real estate operations in the South, leased the Hotel Gallatin, but surrendered it on acquiring the Hotel Van Rensselaer, in East 11th street. Two years ago he acquired the Hotel Alabama, adjoining, and since then had been oper ating the two hotels under one management.

THOMAS HODGKINSON died last night at his fiome, No. 48 Hillyer street, Orange, N.: J. Mr. Hodgkinson formerly eonducted a large hat factory in Orange, and when he retired became a member of the Hatters’ Fur Exchange. of New York City. He served in the Civil War, first with the 7th Regi. ment of New York, in Company D, and later in 2 i

New Jersey Regiment. MRS. ALMIRA P. SMITH, widow of Jotham Graves Smith, died yesterday, in her ninetieth vear, at the home of her son-in-law, Professor John Bates Clark, of Columbia University. She was the daughter of Dr. Josiah Converse and Mar tha Alden, of Stafford, Conn. The funeral will be in Minneapolis, Minn.

JOHN H. LEWIS, an inspector of Building Su perintendent Edward 8S. Murphy's staff, died on Thursday night in St. Joseph's Hospital, The Bronx, from consumption. He was born in the old West Side district around 34th street about forty two vears ago and was for years one of former Commissioner Wliliam Dalten’s lieutenants.

OLIVER KUGLER, eighty-two vears old, died in Whitehouse, N. J.,, Thursday. He was the in ventor cf a corn plow and a number af other agri cultural implements which bear his name, and had served as a justice of the peace. Three children survive him.

DAVID BERNARD COHEN died yesterday at his home, Neo. 791 Madison avenue, fter an illness of several months. He was born in this city about fifty-three years ago, and early in life entered the employ of the drvgoods firm of S. M. B. Cohen, of which his father, Bernard Cohen, was a mem ber. He never married. About four years ago he retired from business. Funeral services will ba held at Salem Fields Cemetery, Cypress Hills, on Sunday morning at il o'clock.

MRS. ELIZABETH MARSHALL BUTLER, wife of Arthur W. Butler, a stock broker, died at her home, No. 120 East 35th street, yesterday. Mrs. Butler was born in New York thirty-one years ago, the daughter of Richard and Fidelia M. Hoffman. Her husband survives her. The funeral services will be at her home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. C. N. BELL, a pioneer attorney of St. Paul, died at his home in Hamline, Minn, yesterday from hardening of the arteries, due to old age. Cc. M. SCHWAB GOING ABROAD C. M. SCHWAB GOING ABROAD. Charles M. Schwab will sail for Europe to-day on the Cunard liner Lusitania. HARVARD-PRINCETON DEBATE. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 7.5It was announced to night that Harvard would debate with Princeton in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, on the night of March 20. The choice of the subject was left to Harvard and the choice of sides to Princeton. Harvard, therefore, selected the subject for the debate, which is as follows: “Resolved, That further material increases in the United States navy are undesirable.” ONEIDA INDIAN DOCTOR DEAD. [By Telegraph to The Trlbune.} Meosup, Conn., Feb. 7.—Dr. T. R. Sunrise, the last member of the Oneida tribe of Indians in this state, died to-day. He was eighty years old and was a licensed physician. He had a knowledge of the Indian herb and medical lore and the scientific training of modern pathology, and was credited with many unusual cures. He had resided here for fifteen vears. A MILLION GALLONS OF QOIL STOLEN Tiflis, Feb. 7.—The state treasury has suffered the loss of 1,000,000 gallons of petroleum through the systematic robbery of tank cars on the Trans caucasian railways, with the c6nnivance of e¢m ploves. The cars were tapped between way sta tions, and barrels filled with the oil were carted away and sold at Elizabsthpol. TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS. Among ithe passengers who will sail to-day for Europe are: THE LUSITANIA, FOR LIVERPOOL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bal-( The Duchess of Manchester, four, Mr. and Mrs. William James Mre. C. W. Bonyngs. Muir. W. L. Challoner. i THE PHILADELPHIA FOR SOUTHAMPTON, Mrs. C. F. Cook. William Gillette. Sraig W. Wadsworth, Mrs. M. T. Allen. Mrs. M. E Weymouth. THE MINNEAPOLIS, FOB LONDON. Miss A. B. Archer. Mr. and Mrs. 8 M. Pearman. Mrs. M. A. Finch {charles H. Wilson. THE KOENIG ALBERT, FOR NAPLES Mr. and Mrs. P. 8. Ellis. Mr, and Mrz. J. H. Whelen. Mrs. George H. Parks. Travellers who arrived yesterday from abroad were: THE KAISERIN arepsms VICTORIA, FROM HAM BURG. Mr. and Mrs. Peul Burch- Mrs. Richard C. Kerans. |E, Bell Moor

ard. Miss J. G. Crawford. iss Edna Hunter. GROUNDHOG DAY. GROUNDHOG DAY. rom The Housekeeper. rom The Housekeeper. KX FURE 442 EMG February 2, or Candiemas Day, was a favorite holiday, marked by public gayely and ceremonies, in kurope during the Middle Ages. It is still marked there by the closing of banks and offices, but not otherwise, outside cf the reading of church services. In the church calendar it is Known as the Feast of Purification of the Virgin, and was first instituted by Pope Sergius about the year 684 A. D. Tie popular name of the day is derived from the early custom of lighting up the churches with can gies, ang carrying these in procession on this fes tival As to the weather superstition that gives to Caun dlemas the name of “groundhog day,” that is a worldwide fable In Germany it is the badger that breaks his winter nap on this day to essay the thankless task of weather propheey,; in France and Switzerland it is the marmot, in England the hedge hoe. Observation shows that none of these small animals do thus observe the date fixed, also that the weather on this date does not accurately fore teil that of the following two months, as is sup But it is a general truth that in temperats attitudes warm and sunny weather in the first half of February is apt to be followed by a chanze cool spring. and on this fact cur groundhog and

38 Meccesens 14 231 Do Muveesrcrenne 2 Ladger stories are founded. OBITUARY. OBITUARY NOTES. Official Record and Forecast.—Washington Feb 7. High pressure prevails east of the Rocky Mountains, ex cept in the Colorado foothills, and the weather was gen erally clear, except over the northern tier of states, where there were iight local snows. West of the Rocky Mountains the weather was partly cloudy to cloudy, with light snows in the Cascades and rains in Northern Call fornia and Southern Oregon. It is colder in the Atlantic i States and the lake region, with temperatures from 4 to 10 degrees Delow the seagonal average. In the lower Mis souri and lower Arkansas valleys it Is quite warm, with temperatures from 7 to 22 degrees above the se uverage. Elsewhere temperature changes were small A moderate disturbance central to-night over South eastern Colorado presents evidence of northeastward movement, with increasing development. This move ment will cause snows over the northern districts from the Dakotas and Nebraska eastward through the upper Mississippd Valley and the upper lake region on Saturday or Saturday night, and rains in the jower Arkansas, the lower Missouri and the middle Mississippi valleys, and snows or rains by Sunday in the lower lake region and the Ohio Valley, probably extending by Sunday night into the Middle Atlantic states and New England. In the South and the extreme West the weather will be gen erally fair Saturday and Sunday. It will be warmer Sat urday in the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys, and warmer Sunday in the eastern lower lake region and the Atlantic States. It will be colder Sunday in the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and the plains states, ex— cept the extreme northern portion. The winds along the New England coast will be brisk west to northwest; along the Middle Atlantic Coast fresh northwest; along the South Atlantic Coast light to fresh and variable; along the East Gulf Coast light to fresh northeast to southeast: along the West Guif Coast fresh southeast to south. and on Lake Michigan fresh to brisk and mostly northeast.

Forecast for Special Loealities.—For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, fair to-day. Sunday, increasing cloudiness and warmer, light to fresa north to noriheast winds.

For Delaware, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, fair to-day; Sunday. increasing cloudiness and warmer, ug to fresh northwest to north winds. or Eastern New York, fair to-day. Sunday, increasing cloudiness, fresh porthwest to north winds

For New England, fair to-day: colder in Maine; Sun day. increasing cloudiness, slightly warmer in west and south portions; fresh to brisk northwest to north winds.

For North Carolina, fair to-day: Sunday. fair and warmer, light to fresh north to northeast winds. we South Carolina, fair to-day and Sunday; variables For North and South Dakota, snow to-day: Sunday, probably fair. For West Virginia, fair to-day. Sunday, rain or snow and warmer. For Western Pennsyfvania, partly cloudy to-day; Sune day, snow of Tain and warmer. For Western New York, fair to-day, except snow flur< ries along the lakes; Sunday snow and warmar, Tor Minnesota, snow to-day; Sunday, fair In west, snow in east

Forecast for Special Localities. —For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, fair to-day. Sunday, increasing cloudiness and warmer, light to fresa north to uoriheast winds. For Delaware, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, fair to-day; Sunday. increasing cloudiness and warmer, light to fresh northwest to north winds. or Eastern New York, fair to-day. Sunday, increasing cloudiness, fresh porthwast to north winds For New England, fair to-day: colder in Maine; Sun day. increasing cloudiness, slightly warmer in west and south portions; fresh to brisk northwest to north winds. For North Carolina, fair to-day: Sunday. fair and warmer, light to fresh north to northeast winds. South Carolina, fair to-day and Sunday; variabls

For North and South Dakota, snow to-day. Sunday, PrEbadiy fair. For West Virginia, fair to-day. Sunday, rain or snow and warmer. For Western Pennsyfvania, partly cloudy to-day; Sune day, snow of Tain and warmer. For Western New York, fair to-day, except snow flur ries along the lakes; Sunday snow and warmar. Tor Minnesota, snow to-day; Sunday, fair In west, snow in east portion. Jocal Official Record.—The following official record from the Weather Bureau shows the changes in the tem rature for the last twenty-four hours in comparison pera ihe corresponding dnte of last vear:

1907. 1007. 1808. Average temperature yesterday, 24. average for cor responding date last year. 17. average for corresponding date last thirty-three vears, 30. 2 Moe rresannnas 2 BIZ M.iiniine¥® 4 Pp. Mooooaanns ce 4 28) Local Forecast.—To-day, fair; Sunday, increasing cloudiness: fresh northwest to north winds, responding date last year. 17; average for corresponding gate last Thirty tN a, Gana Local Forecast.— air; uw increasing cloudiness® fresh northwest to north winds, Died. Death notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE will be republished In the Tri-Weekly Tribune without extra charge. Butler, Elizabeth M Hinchman., Ruth. Cameren, Stéphanie GQ. Hughes, Rev. Willlam D. Cook, Emma C. E. Kane, Loretto T. Davis, Edith L. Lane, Lucinda C. Doty, Adelina B. S. Malone, Elizabeth. Du Fails, Louise 8. Morgan, Gilbert H. Hawxbhurst, William E Plochot, Jamas W.

Mary OC Scofield, the Rav. Henry. Death notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE will be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune without extra Butler, Elizabeth M Cameren, Stéphanie Cook, Emma C. E Davis, Edith L. Bor. i Adelina B. 8 Fails, Louise 8. Hawibios oan EE i A

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. monic Society at its sixth afternoon concert yester day was the most interesting one that Mr. Safouoff has brought forward this season. Though composed by a Russian, it was German in manner and Ger man in subject, though that is a matter of small consequence and would scarcely call for notice If it were not for the fact that New York has been deluged during the last few years with Russian compositions, while the new works of Germans and Frenchmen-to say nothing of Englishmen and Americans—have been ignored. The novelty yester day was a symphonic poem, entitled “The Sunken Bell,” composed by a young Russian now living in Berlin, named Vladimir Metzl. As its title indi cates, it deals with the story of Gerfardt Haupt mann's play, to some of the moods, characters and passion of which it attempts to give musical de lineation. It is not programme music of the narrative kind; even with the help of an annotated programme those who attempted to follow the incidents of the piay found it anything but smooth sailing. The composer seems to have proper respect for formulas which belong to music. While making an exposition of his thematic ma terial he characterizes, more or less successfully, the sprite Rautendelein. the bell founder Heinrich, the water spirit qgpickelmann (whose chromatic croakings are heard in the wood winds) and the wicked wood sprite, and also the scene of the play. phanie Guyol. infant daughter of Arroid Guyot and The novelty on the programme of the Philhar i

from her late residence, No. 120 East J5th st. at p- m. Sunday, February 3. CAMERON—In Princeton. N. J, on February 8, Sté Having done this, he develops his themes in a musieianly manner and makes the music give

voice to the aspirations, labors and discomfiture of the bell founder, achieving a really fine climax, in which realism enters only with the fateful tomes of the beil which symbolizes Heinrich's fate. and a brief clanging of his anvils as he works on the mountain heights. The death of the bell founder is followed by the lamentatioms of Rautendelein and a short apotheosis—the song of the sun bells. All the fairy music is daintily cenceived, and there is both appositenesg and beauty in ail the melodic material, as weil as fine sonority in its orchestral treatment. Not a great work, perhaps, but de cidedly one which gives promise of goed things in the future. The music was played with fine spirit, as were also the familiar compositions which mada

up the rest of the programme-Mendeissohn’s over

ture “Fingal’s Cave" (which the Philharmonic So f ciety has had on its lists for sixty-three years), Lalo’s violoncello concerto (the solo part played with splendid tone and style by Mr. Gerardy) and

Beethoven's Symphony in C minor. “DIE WALKUERE” AT THE METROPOLITAN. Wagner's “Walkiire” had its first representation for this season at the Metropolitan Opera House last night. All of the principal singers had been heard in their parts before, but there was a new element in the treatment of the orchestra under the hands of Mr. Mahler. His influence was less noticeable on the stage, where there were pictures and doings which reminded the audience (fine in numbers, remarkably attentive and keenly appre ciative) of the unhappy rut into which the Wag nerian representations have been permitted to fall at the Metropelitan and called up memories of the days long past when these things were done bet ter. Mr. Mahler's discreet, buoyant, elastic and beautiful treatment of the orchestral part came in very good stead for Mr. Burgstaller, the repre sentative of Siegmund, who was suffefing from severe hoarseness. Under the circumstances it would be churlish to find fault with his veice, but he aggravated its defects by extravagant indul gence in that affected pathos which Wagner con demned with such splendid emphasis. Upon the lovely orchestral flood there floated a euphony which, it is safe to say, must have fallen like un wonted music into the ears of Mr. Mahler. Ex quisite and nothing less was the singing—singing, not exclamatory and declamatory shouting—of Mme. Fremstad, Mme. Gadski (whose proclamation as the messenger of death was thrice lovely), Mme. Kirkby-Lunn and also Mr. Van Rooy (Wotan) and Mr. Blass (Hunding). The music of “Die Wal

B———————————— kiire” at least had a marvellous exposition last nicht H BK. MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE. In an opera well suited to her talents Mme, Totrazzini made her sseventh appearance befors the New York public last evening at the Manhat tan Opera House, taking the part of Violetta Valery in Verdi's “La Traviata.” A crowded house greeted the prima donna and was eager iQ ap plaud every achievement, artistic and technical, of all the singers. Mme. Tetrazzint utilized the song “Ah, fors lul che l'anima,” te display nearly all of her unusual powers and her iimita tions. M. Zenatello appeared as Alfredo Germont, and erred, if at all, on the side of power: singing together with Mme. Tetrazzini, he repeatedly came perilousiy near to drowning her. In the role of Giorgio Germont M. Ancona acquitted himself with honors, rendering “Di Provenza il mar, il suol” with great feeling. The only unpleasant feature of the performance was the tendency of certain per sons in the audience to converse during the singing.

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Yocal Official Record.—The following official MUSIC. Died. Hinchman, Ruth. Hughes, Rev. Willlam D. Kane, Loretto T. Lane, Lucinda C Malone, Elizabeth. Morgan, Gilbert H. Plochot, Jamas W. ase, the Rev. Henry. Amira Van Boskarck, Jossphing, DOTY —Entered into rest, Morristown, N. J, an, Xe a aa a a ter Mary D. Smith of Newark, N. J. Relatives and late Jeremiah Halsey Pierson; ir, of Ramapo. Funeral service in chantry, Grace Church, corer Broadway and 10th st. Saturday at 11 o'clock. Interment at Ramapo, HAWXHURST—At Westbury, Long. Island, 2d month, Bth. 1908. William Ei. in the 70th vear of Bis age. Funera! 2d month, Sth, 1908, at 11 o'clock. at Friends’ Meeting House, Westpury. Carriages will meet train leaving East 34th st., New York. at 9 a. from East Williston at 1:06 p. m. HIGGINS—On February 6, Mary O'Connor, widow of Danis! Higgins Funeral from her late residence. No. 1111 Herkimer st., Brooklyn. Monday. February 10, 9 A. m. Solemn requiem mass at the Church of Presenta— tion. Relatives and friepds are invited 9 attend. ferment at Holy Cross. (Norwalk, Cenn., papers please copy). HILDRETH February J, at her residence, No. 13 €5th st., New York. Ameila Dougherty, wife of the D. Morton Hildreth. and daughter of the late Andrew Dougherty. Relatives and friends are Invited Ts Sg the funeral services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, are, New pop, Saturday, Sth inst, at 11 a. m. private. indly not send flowers. HILLHOUSE—Suddenly, in New York. on Thursday, February 6, 1908 Mansfield Lowell Hillhouse, Brunswick, N. J, husband of Isabel Conant and Sun of the late John Higgs at the Brick Presbyterian Church, 37th st ave., on Saturday February 8, at 2 p. m. Interment at Albany, N. Y. Rochester (N. papers please 2opy. HINCHMAN—On Thursday, February Ruth, widow of the late William E. Hinchman Funeral serviess at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Robert W. Scharf 108 Macon st.. Brooklyn, on Saturday evening February 8, at 8 o'clock. interment private. HUGHES After a lingering iliness, ar his Thompson Place and 3th sr, Coney Istand. Rew. D. Hughes. Friends and relatives invited to funeral services Sunday, February 9. 190%, at 1 sharp. Int Greenwood. H Joseph FP. Kane amd daughter of Thomas and tha inte 1336 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, Saturday. Februare 8 at 9:30 o'clock. thence to St. Matthews R. C. Churen. Utica ave. and Degraw at. where a solemn Jouttiitry mass will be celebrated. Interment, Holy Cross LANE—On Wednesday, February 3. 199%, Lucinda C lane, Widow of Francis Mortimer Lane, aad Th yeain. uneral services at her late pesidencs, o. Me Donough st, Braokivm, on Saturday. February 8. at 9 P. m. Interment at Greenweed Cemetery at the com venience of the family MALONE Elizabeth, wife of Richar? Malone. Funeral from her late residence, No. 25 St. Mark's Place, Brook Ivn, Monday morning at 9 o'clock; thence ta St. tina's Church. where solemn high mass wiil be the repese of her soul. Interment in Calvary Cametegy, MORGAN —Entered into rest, at Poughkeepsie, MN. Y., om Thursday, February 6, 1908, Gilgert H. son the late Elijah and Nancy Morgan Friends and rela tives of the family are invited to attend the REAR H vices on Saturday. February 8. at his late residence, 82 Smith st.. Poughkeepsie, X. Y.. at 2 o'clock om. PINCHOT—On Thursday, February 6. 1908. James W. Pinchot, in the 77th year of bis age. Funeral services will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in St. John's Church, Washington, D. Interment at Milford, Penn. later. SCOFIELD —At Darfen, Cenn.. Thursday, February S. 190%, the Rev. Henry Scofield, of the New York Hast Conference, aged 24 vears Funeral services wil] da held fn the Methodist Episcopal Church, Darien, Conn. Saturday afternoon, February 8, 1908, at 1:30 p. mm. enl cbru 7. 1908. at the residence gon Le fn og Batea Clark, of Co. lumbia University, Almira P. Smith, in her 90th year. She was the daughter of Dr. Jostah Conversa and Martha Alden, of Stafford, Conn. Funeral at Minne apolis, Minn. VAN BOSKERCK-On Wednesday, February S. Josephine, widow eof the late John W. Van Funera! at her late residence, No 199 East on Saturday, February 8, at 2 o'clock. 2! Is readily accessible by Harlem trains from “rand Cens tral Station, Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, and by carriage. Lots $150 up. Telephone 4555 Gramercy for Book of Views or representative C®ece, 20 East 234 St, New York City FRANK E CAMPBELL. 241-3 Wast 234 §t Chapals Private and public ambulances. Tel, 1324 Chelsea.

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ACCUSES PENNYPACKER ACCUSES PENNYPACKER S. B. LEWIS TESTIFIES. S. B. LEWIS TESTIFIES. “Whitexcashing” Letter Alleged in Carson Camtol Inquiry. Harrisburg, Penn. Feb. 7. The Capitol prose cution took a sensational turn to-day, when Stanford B Lewis, assistant to Huston, the ar chitect, declared that Huston's letter to former Astorney General Carson. explaining his part in the contracts. had been prepared at the sugges tion of former Governor Pennypacker. former Auditor General Snyder, one of the defendants. and Mr. Carson, and that it was misleading and intended to be a “whitewash.”

i Lewis was being subjected to a severe cross examination by Mr. Gilbert, of counsel for the defence. about the letter. and when asked if cer tain statements made by Huston were true the witness demanded the right to expiain the cir cumstances under which it was written. Rising in his seat and speaking with right hand raised above his head, he told a story which astonished every cne in the crowded courtroom, except the lawyers for the common wealth. According to Lewis's story, when it came t0 Huston’s turn to write an answer to Mr. Car Lewis was summoned to Harrisburg over the telephone by Pennypacker and Snyder, and the letter was prepared at a conference with those two officers and the former Attorney General to “dovetail” in with others prepared by state officers connected with the construc tion and equipment of the Capitol. Mr. Gilbert had Lewis identify the Huston letters snd then forced him to admit that the architect's statements that he had weighed and measured articles of furniture for the Capitol were practically false and made for a purpose.

Lewis sald: “When the letter of Mr. Carson was written to us we were proud of the build ing we had had so much to do with, and we wrote that letter. I myself was called up on the telephone by Auditor General Snyder and the Governor of this state. 1 went myself person ally to Harrisburg, and went over that letter with the Auditor General and with the Governor. The only purpose was that it was 10 be more or less of ‘whitewash’ to protect the great bulld ing which we had been instrumental to a cer tain extent in getting up in this town.

“The statements made in that letter are not in accordance with what we did. They were made to fit in with the letters written by the other officials, signed by the Auditor General end the Governor on one side and General Sny der and the other officials and ourselves on the

The letter to which Lewis referred was one of g series written in November and December, 1808, in response to the Carson inquiry into the Capitol scandal. Lewis was on the stand all day and was under a constant fire of questions by counsel for the defence. His crossexam ination will be continued when the trial is re other.” sumed on Monday. COAL DEALER ARRESTED.

Charged with Stealing Eighty Tons from Barge. William A. Price. a coal merchant, of No. 454 Central Park West, with offices at No. 1 Broadway, was arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Tighe in the Adams street police court, Brooklyn, charged with purloining eighty tons of coal while it was siored on a barge at 26th street, Brooklyn. Frank lin Moore, of the Franklin Moore Coal Company. of No. 1 Broadway, was the complainant. Price yas released in bail obtained by his counsel, George McKensie, of No. 18% Montague street. Alexander W. Patterson, a salesman, employed by Price, was also arrested on the same complaint and later released on hail Mr. Price explained his arrest last night “The barge in guestion.™ he said. “was overloaded with coal. and while on its way to {its destination it sprang a leak in the Kilis. About forty tons of coal were shovelled overboard. After it was pulled off the mud it was towed to the pier of the dry dock company in Brooklyn for repairs. It sunk there, and before it was raised more coal was taken off. Not more than twenty tons more were then taken off the barge, and when it was raised and repaired it was towed to its destination near Albany. Because the barge was overloaded 1 as sumed responsibility for the cargo’s insurance, which becomes void in cases where the vessels are overloaded.

“I tried to make a settlement with Mr. Moore, znd can mention two instances where 1 offered him $6, but he wanted 21,18. I was waiting to veceive a claim from the receivers of the coal near Albany before settling with the Moore com pany, but they could not determine the value of the coal lacking in the consignment until the whole shipment was disposed of. Nearly the whole consignment of three hundred and fifty tons of coal were delivered, and the loss claimed by the Moore company is exaggerated. wanted to as sume whatever obligation belonged to me in this loss, and tried to =settie it in a businesslike way, but the action of Mr. Moore was unreasonable. 1 propose to fight the case out.”

The hearing of the case will come up on Mon day before Magistrate Tighe in Brooklyn. WARDEN KILLED AT SANATORILIA Battle Creek, Mich, Feb. 7.—Warden Haddox, of the West Virginia Penitentiary, was killed here to night by falling from a fifth story window of a local sanatorium.

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Established 1780 BORCHESTER, MASS. p— BECK ON CONSTITUTION. Tells R. P. I. Alumni That Govern oo omtal Plan Must Be Changed. The annual dinnner of the Alumn! Association of the Rensselaer Polytechnie Institute was held at the Hotel St Regis last evening. At the guests’ table were William Barrett Ridgely. Controller of the Currency who was toastmaster, but did not make a speech; Palmer C. Ricketts, president of the institute. James H. Beck, the Rev. Dr. Arthur D. Lloyd, Amzi L. Barber, Judge Charles F. Moore, Professor William P. Mason and (‘harles MacDonald, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Mr. Beck was introduced as the man who had done more than any other to keep the country within its Constitution, and had just won “a signal victory in the Danbury Hat case, securing a unamimous opinion against labor boycotts.” He said:

The steamship, the railroad and the telegraph have made unworkable the Constitution. Our fun damental law has broken down undler the strain of economic pressure.

The dual government was easy, with no inter cate. communication, but to-day we have space annihilated. We have a condition in which that done within the state operates far beyond the state. Domestic things are now of supreme national im portance.

Our duplicate rule—that is what has frightened commerce and the merchants—is what is grinding the railroads between the upper and the nether millstones. Our svstem of federated anarchyv—this is what I ecail it—is what perplexes business men. We must have less government in Washington or less in the state.

i Now, corporations must submit in every state to anything the caprice or tyranny the individual state may direct. An insurance company doing business fn New York may be barred out, for instance, of any state at the mere whim of a state superintend ent of insurance. It is like China, in which the mandarin of any particular district may impose what duties he sees fit on commerce coming into that distriet. Our great problem of to-day is how are we to adaptsour dual government to a condi tion where there is no real duality of commerce?

We are trying to divide tme tnaivisibie, The pres ent intolerable condition must give way, our plan of government must be greatly changed. We mnust cease making a fetich of our Constitution. The genius of the American people will find a way.

Judge Charles F. Moore said: “I decline to make a speech, because there is another message yet to come—from the President of the T'nited States. There is sometimes a woful deficiency in the hum ble dinner pall of the humble toiler, just because of a reckless effort to remove an undesirable citizen.”

The Rev. Dr. Arthur S. Lloyd, Amzi 1.. Barber and Professor William P. Mason also spoke. GOVERNOR FORT CHATS WITH BRYAN. Republican State Executive Meets Demo ~ratic National Leader on Train. South Orange, Feb. 7 (Special).— William Jen nings Bryan, who spent the night at the home of Charles H. Ingersoll here, made the trip to New York in a Lackawanna train, occupying a seat with Governor Fort, this morning. Mr. Bryan was also accompanied by Mr. Ingersoll, Edmond A. Whit tier and Colonel Joseph W. Stover, of East Orange.

Governor Fort boarded the train at East Orange, and as soon as he heard that Mr. Bryan was in another car he walked through and sat down be side him end remained talking until the train arrived at Hoboken. The meeting was the re newal of an acquaintance begun at the Gridiron (lub dinner about two weeks age. In his speech to the members the Nebraskan had spoken of the banking law passed in Oklahoma and the Gov ernor asked Mr. Bryan to send him a copy. In return Xr. Bryan asked for a copy of Mr. Fort's inaugural address, with which, he said, he had been greatly impressed.

When Mr. Bryan and the Governor parted a friend of Mr. Fort, who had made the trip on the train and had noted the apparent intimacy of the two men, facetiously inquired of Mr. Fort: “Weren't vou, a Republican, in bad company?” “No, I don’t think so,” responded the Governor. CHLOROFORM BURGLARS. So Say Police of Two Men Arrested for Flat Robbery. In the arrest last night of two men accused of complicity in the robbery of a flat at No. 55 7th street, the police think they have a part of the gang responsible for the recent “chloroform burg laries.” Albert Mauer, whose wife is the janitress of the building at No. 55 Tth street, was locked up at headquarters, charged with burglary, and a friend of his, Jacob Hess, of No. 337 East 24th street, was held as a suspicious person. Simon Rehmer, who owns the building of which Mauer's wife is janitress, is a wholesale diamond dealer, and among other things had given his wife a pair of diamond earrings valued at $1,000. These jewels, Mrs. Rehmer told the pelice on June 22, were stolen from her while she slept. She said she awakened just as the burglar was leaving the room, and though she felt rather sick she pursued him to the hall, where she thought she recognized the husband of the janitress. But she made no complaint against him then Early last Wednesday morning Mrs. Rehmer was again awakened by a burglar, who, as she screamed, ran out of her bedroom. Again she pur

sued him, and again was sure that the man was the husband of her janitress. He got away with 242 in cash, silverware valued at $250 and two gold watches valued at 3200. Word was immediately sent to the police. Mrs. Rehmer said that after

each experience she was sick the next day. The police say they have clews which connect Mauer with several of the recent burglaries in which the victims were first chloroformed. JAP TAKES OUT MARRIAGE LICENSE Yale Divinity Student Puts Down White in Colar Column. but Changes It. Kannosuke Kawanaka, a Japanese student at the Yale Divinity School, took out a marriage license vesterday afternoon for himself and Miss Yuk! Kitamura, twenty-three years old, of New Haven. The Japanese put down under the item of color “white,” but the clerk told him that would hardly do. The Japanese said a man teld him to put that down. He was persuaded that he belonged to the vellow race, and the Japanese wrote it that way opposite both names. The couple left the City Hall to be married by the Rew. Julius A. Rewer, professor of theology at T"nion Theological Seminary. LACKAWANNA TRAIN LEAVES RAILS. Dover Local Runs Into Locked Switch— Tocomotive Overturned. Kills Engineer.

A westhound local train of five cars bound for Dover, N. J, on the Lackawanna Railroad, jumped the track at the Paterson switch, west of the Ho boken tunnel, last night at 8 o'clock, and before it came to a standstill the engine toppled over on its cide and crushed to death John Lyman, the en gineer, who stuck to his post. The cause of the accident was a locked switch that chould have heen open for the Dover train. The signals showed a clear track.

william Becker. the fireman, was on the tender 41 the time of the accident. This remained on ‘its trucks and he was uninjured. There were 130 passengers on the train and all escaped injury. Traffic was held up on the westbound track until Jong after midnight. The dead engineer lived at No. 1122 Hudson street, Hoboken. His body was removed to the morgue at Jersey City. cHnOTS WOMAN AND HIMSELF. Scranton, Penn, Feb. 7.—Mark Moran, twenty two yeurs old, shot and killed Laura Hermann, a voung married woman, to-night, and afterward tried to kill himself, at the home of Mrs. Emma Price, in West Scranton. Moran and Mrs. Her mann were alone in the basement of the house at ili time, The motive of the crime is believed to have been jealousy. Mrs. Hermann had been sep arated from her husband for some time, but on Wednesday he came back to live with her. When Moran learned of the reconciliation he attempted suicide, but Mrs. Hermann wrenched a vial of poison from him. After shooting Mrs. Hermann to-day Moran sald to Mrs. Price, who had rushed to the basement: “1 have shot Laura; 1 know they will hang me for it; I may as well finish myself.” He then shot bimself. 9 NFW.VORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8 1908 4 Smooth as satin if we made them: worth remembering

Collars when you buy. EARL WILSON. TorogeT, LINEN. NEWARK TO AID IDLE. Council Adopts Resolution Calling for Work for the Unemployed. The Newark Common Council last night adopted a resolution an behalf of the unemployed of the city. John F. Sinnott, leader of the majority, in ‘roduced the resolution, and it was adopted unani mously. It calls upon the Roard of Works to afford as much work as possible in carrying out the vari ous municipal projects for which appropriations have already been made, and provided for the ap pointment of a special committee to confer with Mavor Jacob Haussling as soon as possible on the matter. Mr. Sinnott declared the need of action by the city to be plainly evident from the condition of de pression noticeable throughout the municipality be cause of the lack of employment. The men of the city for whom he spoke, the leader declared, were not those who were seeking or would accept char ity, but were willing to work and were anxious to get it. i

Mr. Sinnott's resolution was seconded by: Alder man Mullin. who declared that it would be cheaper for the city to pay interest at 5 per cent on tem porary loan bonds in putting through projects al ready or about to be undertaken than to make an appropriation te the city’s poor and alms depart ment. THAW PLAYS THE PIANO. T-co Hours at Instrument—IHas Three Callers. Fishkill Landing, N. Y., Feb. 7.—Harry K. Thaw had three visitors at Matteawan State Hospital this afternoon. His wife and “Dan” O'Reilly arrived at 2:30 o'clock. Just as they were leaving the hospital Josiah Thaw called on his brother. Mr. Thaw did not join Mr. O'Reilly and Mrs. Thaw. He returned on an early train to New York, refusing to discuss Harry's condition or plans for the future, Mrs. Thaw after leaving the hospital said: “When we arrived Harry was playing the plano, and had been at the instrument almost two hours. Mr. Thaw has gained two pounds since last Sunday and is as comfortable as can be expected. I will be up to see him again on Monday." Mr. O'Reilly said counsel had no plans to an nounce as vet tending to obtain Thaw's re lease. He told Thaw he would call on him Sun day. On Monday Mr. O'Reilly and Mrs. Thaw will go to Poughkeepsie to inspect the insane asylum there. Possibly they plan to ask a transfer for Thaw, but the surroundings there are said to ha about as bad as at Matteawan. MURPHY BACK FROM VACATION. William J. Conners, Who Was with Him at Palm Reach To Be in “Big Four.” Charles F. Murphy returned home yesterday from Palm Reach, Fla., where he spent two weeks. During nearly all of his vacation he had the com pany of William J. Conners, chairman of the Dem ocratic State Committee. Mr. Murphy was at Tammany Hall for a short time yesterday. He told the district leaders who dropped in to see him that he will be at headquarters regularly next week. Mr. Murphy cut short hiz vacation two or three days, it is believed, on account of the activity of William J. Bryan, who easily held the front of the stage in the early part of the week. It is under stood that Conners and Murphy will work in har mony at the coming Democratic National (fon vention. the same as they have been doing for the last two vears. Mr. Conners insists on being one of the ‘big four’ at the Denver convention, and it is understood that Mr. Murphy has assented to thiga nroposition. TO SUBMIT PER DIEM TO ROADS. Proposal to Reduce Charge from 50 to 23 Cents—350.000 Idle Cars. Chicago, Feb. 7.—The American Railway Associa ton decided to-day to submit to the various roads of the country a proposal to reduce the per diem charge on freight cars from 30 to 25 cents. A letter vote will be taken on the proposal, which is de signed to lessen the heavy expense which the roads say they are now incurring because of the large surplus of sidetracked cars in the country. It is said that there are 330,000 idle cars at present. The balloting upon the plan will close on Febru ary 25. If a majority vote is recorded in favor of it the lower charge will become effective March 1. LONG ACRE COMPANY LOOKING UP. Wants to Issue $60,000,000 in Stock and Bonds far Power Stations and Other Work. To raise money to build power stations and pur chase and lay underground cable, the Long Acre Electric Light and Power Company made applica tion vesterday to the Public Bervice Commission for its approval of an issue of $10,000,000 preferred stock and $H0.000.000 in bonds. In explanation of the application, the petition says: There is only one kind of capital stock outstand ing, $0,000, represented by five hundred shares of $1 each par ~alue. No dividend has been de clared thereon, and the same is held as follows: The outstanding indebtedness of the petitioner is $500,000 upon bonds issued and sold and $100,000 upon bonds given as collateral security for the fafth ful performance of the contract between the peti tioner and the American and British Manufacturing Company, all of which bé&nds are secured by a mortgage, and also about $93,000 upon general open account, not secured. The list of stockholders is: Willlam Harris, three shares; Henry B. Harris, one share; George E. Bonchie, trustea, 430 shares; Edgar Van Etten, one share; W. W. Walters, one share, Willlam H. Lamprecht, one share; John CC. Bheehan, two shares; GG. Tracy Rogers, one share, making a total of five hundred shares. The officers are Reger Van Etten, president; John C. Sheehan, vice-president; WwW. W. Waiters, secretary and treasurer; O. B. Corbin, assistant secretary and treasurer. Mr. Van Etten last summer resigned a vicepresi dency of the New York Central Railroad to become head of the Long Acre company. It is proposed to issue only $12,000,000 of the honda at this time. They are to be secured by a mort gage on ll the property of the company and are to bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent. The commission has designated Commissioner Maltbie to held hearing on the application. HEINZE MAKES GOOD: BANK TO OPEN Butte, Mont., Feb. 7.—It was announced to-day on the anthority of the management of the State Sav ings Bank that the bank would resume business on February 15. In compliance with the order of District Judge George M. Bourquoin, President M. 8S. Largely of the bank and FF. Augustus Heinze have made good the amount of their indebtedness 1s tha inctitution TI SIXTY-SEVEN MISSOURI COUNTIES DRY Yichmend, Mo., Feb. Ray County to-day voted in favor of local option by a majority of 1,975 votes out of a total of 7 2,950. Sixty-seven of the 114 coun ties in Missouri are now “dry.” [Rv Telegraph to The Tribune.) Did the little snow bird tell you of our overcoat bargains at $15 and $20?

Of the revised prices on most all our sack suits, bringing many as low as $157 Of the 20,000 pairs of imported lisle socks which went on sale vester day and of course were too many for one day's sale, even of 50c. socks at 25¢? Rocers, PEET COMPANY. Three Broadway Stores. 258 842 1260 at at at ‘Warren st. 13th st. 32nd st. GETS SUSPECTED BANDITS m—— Men Arrested at Arlington, Mass., Accused of Woburn Shooting.

Woburn, Mass.,, Feb. 7.—Bristow Kernelosy and Peter Rosa, two of the three suspected highwaymen who, it is alleged, frightened the citizens of Woburn, Lexington and other places last night, shot two police officers, the driver of a police wagon and a small boy, and who were responsible for the calling out of a local squad of militia in Woburn by Mayor Blodgett of that city, were captured on an electric car near the centre of Arlington early to-day. The arrest was made by officer Daniel M. Hooley, of the Arlington force, unassisted, who entered the car alone, caught the highwaymen un awares, and had them so well covered that no resistance was offered. The alleged highwaymen were brought into the district court here to-day and formally charged with assault with intent to kill on Officers Timothy E. Welsh and Edward G. O'Neill. Neither prisoner pleaded to the charge, and Judge Edward S. Johnson directed the clerk to enter a plea of not guilty in‘each case. Each man was heid in bonds of $10,000 on each count, or £20.000) each, for a continued hearing on Tuesday, February 18. An accurate description of the third member and supposed leader of the alleged highwaymen was furnished to Chief of Police Charles F. Me Dermott to-night. The man’s name fis alleged to be “Chris” Seltin, a Lithuanian. He was seen in Cambridge this morning, and in the be lief that he has fled to Providence or New York the police of those citles have been asked to watch for him. Seltin is believed to be the man the militia traced to Lexington to-day and whose tracks were lost at the railrogd leading toward Cambridge. He speaks English slightly. Officer Timothy BE. Welsh and Edward Hol land. who fell before the bullets of the robbers, were reported as resting fairly well at the Mas cachusetts General Hospital In Boston to-night. John Stimmer was arrested in Chelsea to-day on suspicion of having been involved in the Woburn shooting and was later brought here. After the police had examined him and had confronted him with persons who saw the highwaymen last night, they stated that it had been found impossible to identify Stimmer as one of the men. He was held, however, for a further examination. Fred Bowers, a conductor on the Boston Northern Street Railway, late to-day positively identified Rosa and Kernelosy as’ two of the three men who hoarded his car in Medford ves terday afternoon and who got off at Bedford Road. near the Burlington-Billerica town line. It was near this point that the first assaults took place. Bowers stated that Stimmer was nat one of the three men whom he saw. «NIGHT RIDERS’ WOUND TWO. ‘Riddle House with Bullets—Dynamite To: bacco and Burn Barns. Adams. Tenn. Feb. 7.—"Night riders,” well armed and mounted, visited the farms of Hugh C. Lawrence and Washington T. Vicker, near this piace, at midnight last night, destroyed the barns on both farms, containing twenty thousand pounds of tobacco, shot and wounded Lawrence and his son Bradley and whipped a negro named Motlow unmercifully. Lawrence and his son were in the barn loading tobacco on wagons and heard the “night riders’ coming. Starting for the house, they met ten or a dozen of the “riders” and opened fire on them. The “riders” returned the fire, wounding Lawrence in the cheek and hand and his son in the leg. The ‘riders’ then retreated, but returned with reinforcements and fired ‘seventy or eighty shots through the windows of Lawrence's house, where he and his son had retreated after emptying their The Lawrences returned the fire, but no weapons. casualties occurred. The ‘riders’ then went to the barn, and after shooting a horse placed dynamite under two lraded wagons of tonacco and hlew them to pieces. Tha barn was Juzned together with about twelve thou cand pounds of tobacco. At the farm of Vicker the ‘riders’ burned the barn and about eight thousand pounds of tebacco. It was here that the negre, Motlow, was beaten. Lawrence and Vicker belonged to the “Hill Billie” class, having never joined the union. UNEARTH ALLEGED BLACK HAND NEST Ietters, Revolvers, Ammunition and Qtilettos Found in Pittsburg Suburb. Pittsburg, Feb. 7. Six members of an alleged Black Hand society wera arrested in a body to-day at Sewickley Heights, a suburb. The Italians are gaid to he responsible for the threatening letters mailed recently to Richard R. Quay, son of the late Senator Quay; C. C. Scaife, W. P. Snyder and Harton Singer, all prominent and wealthy resi dents of Sewickley Heights. The men captured to day maintained headquarters in an old shanty in a4 woods. Three Italians were arrested In the same case a week ago and held for trial by the United States Court. Since the arrest of the first three Italians the Black Hand letters have threatened death if proceedings were not speedily dropped. Several letters addressed to prominent residents of Sewlckley Heights, a large quantity of Black Hand literature, revolvers, cartridges and stilettos were discovered concealed under sofas, beds and the carpet. AIDING PITTSBURG'S UNEMPLOYED. Pittsburg, Feb. 7.— The elty government has com pleted plans for furnishing work to the unem ployed and Monday morning thirty-two hundred men will go to work on half time. According to investigations, however, there are fifteen thou cand men out of employments nine thousand of whom have made Civil Service applications. Fully forty-five thousand persons depend upon these idle men for suppert, and a relief fund was started to-day by two local newspapers, which gave 0 each. Amusements

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EL LECTRA "OF YAMATO. Daily Mats., 25 4 Bond Fremont Benton. others HARNERSTEI'S Tr Te ELFIE FAY. Clifton St. Crawford, Fre Public Notices. The City of New York, ol Taxes and Assessments Rain, SAE Sorong i Manhattan, Hall of ds, January 18, NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN. as required by the Qeeater New York Charter, tha! the beoks ‘““I'se Anaual of the As sessed Valuation of Real and tate ef the Boroughs of Maphattan, The Broaxz. n, 9 and Richmond,” comprising rng Cty o New York, wilt 3g pen fer pub c¢ inspectien, examination an cerraction oa the second Monday eof January. and will re including the 3st day During the time that the books are open for pubHe inspection, application may be made a By 4ny person or tion claim to de aggrieved dy the valuation real or pérsonsl estate te have the same corrected. in the Bor of ttan. at the main effics of the partment of Taxes and As sessments, Hal! of Recerds. Ne. 3 Chambers street. Jn the Berough of The Bronx, at the office f the Department, Munici Bullding, Ore Hundred and Seventy-seventh street Third avenve. In the B of Brookiym, st the effice of the Department, Municipal Building. In the Boro of es, at the offies of the Departmen Hackett Buflding. Jackson avpnue and Fifth street, Long Isisad City. n the Borough ef Richmond, at the of the Department, Borough Hall, New Brighton, Staten Island. Corporations in all the boroughs must make application only at the main office in the Borough of Manhattan, Applications in relation te the sesessed valuation of personal estate must be meade by the person sseessed at the office of the Department in the borough wheres such per gon resides, snd im case of a non-resident carrying on business in The City of New York at the office of the Department of the ber ough where such place of Sujttess is located, between the hours of 10 A. and 2 P. M, except om Saturday, when all sppieations must be made between 10 A. Na 12 neon. LAWSON PURDY, President; FRANK RAYMOND, NICHOLAS MULLER, JAMES H. TULLY, AS. HUGH HASTINGS. Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments Proposals. PrQroaas FOR MAKING TROUSERS —DEPOT Quartermaster’s Office, 26th Street and Gray's Ferry Road, Philadelphia, February 6. 1808. Sealed proposals, fn triplicate, subject to the usual conditions, will be Tre ceived at this office until 11 o'clock A. M., February 17, 1908, and then opened for manufacturing and delivering at this depot: 17.000 pairs dress trousers, from materials furnished by this Department. The right is reserved to reject or accept any or all proposals, or any part thereof. Standard samples can be seen and specifications. blanks for proposais and full information will be furnished upon application at this office. Envelopes containing proposals to be indorsed: ‘‘Proposals for making trousers, to bs opened February 17, 1808." Lt. Col. F. G. HODGSON, Taernat OtartarMmAastar NNUAL ELECTION OF THE AMERICAN INSTI A tute, Thursday, Feb. 13th, 1808, at 19 West 44th st Polls open 10 A. M. to 8 P. M. NEW SCHEME TO BEAT RESTAURANTS Women Propose to Try Five-Year-Old Boys as Escorts After 6 0'Clock. “Let every one of us take a five-year-old boy with us and demand to be served in a hotel after was the suggestion of one woman at the Equality League of Self-supporting Women, which met in the rooms of the Women's Municipal League last night. This league {s made up largely of professional women—-young women lawyers, doctors, writers and so on—and they were evidently in much sympathy with Mrs. Stanton Blatca's side in the recent “No man, no dinner,” decision. One after another gave incidents of inconvenience caused by need of food at night, when they had been obliged at a late hour to seek thea far East or West sides to find a place where they might allay hunger or perch on a stool at sgme lunch counter cheap enough to have no doubfs eof their respectability. Miss Nora Stanton Blatch had won where her mother failed. She went into a smart restaurant on the upper West Side, which refused to serve her. “You will either serve me now or I will go out and get a messenger boy and you will have to serve,”” said she. They weakened, and she was served. ‘““Wa can step outside this door,” said Mrs. Blatch, “and find on the street the sama element on ac count of which we are excluded from the restay rants. Are we then compelled to remain off tha streets and give them over only to women accom panied by men? Tt is absurd, and it is especially absurd at the Hoffman House, whera, T hava been told, there is an eating place and bar where dis reputable women are found all the tims. Tt is not mora than thirty vears since a woman was not admitted to a theatre in New York without an escort. Wallack's was the first to break that cus tom. “This custom will be broken alse, because it has become an absurdity in this day and age. Tha decision in my case has formed no test of the law because it turned entirely on a question of fact." Then Mrs. Blatch discussed tha hearing on tha amendment to strike “mala” out of the constitu tion of the State of New York on February 18. “Y have written to Governor Hughes to ask him to give us an audience on the same day,” sald she BLUEJACKETS' FRIENDS INCORPORATED Boston, Feb. .—Declaring th y y i ment has been productive iw hare oy known as the Bluejackets' Friends Eves notice 2d day that it has been permanently organized and corporated under Massachusetts laws. Miss Abbie Fosdyck Ransom, of Milton, Mass, is president 4 the society, the object of which is to defend 3 boys of the navy from alleged discrimination i” thelr os from high class places of amuse ment. n a statement given ov -day i of the society say: TE YY, re officers “Mistaken ideas have prevailed regarding the personnel of the navy, but people are awakening to the fact that it is not dumping ground for police court refuse or a reformatory school! for unruly boys." WASHINGTON-ANNAPOLIS LINE OPEN. Annapolis, Feb. T.—1irolley cars began running between this city and Washington to-day, when the Washington, Baltimore Annapolis Elec tric Rallway was opened to traffic. It was an nounced that the Baltimore-Washington line would be ready for service within a month,

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5 $2. CARNEGIE HALL. FEBRI ARY IT SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. ORCHESTRA OF 10% WALTER DAMROSCH Conductor TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOGN AT 3 Schumann, Tschaikowsky, Schelling. Goldmark Soloists J ERNEST SCHELLING Plane {HENRY BRAMSEN ‘Cella Tickets at office, 1 W. 34th St. and ar Box Office CARNEGIE HALL. FEBRUARY Th SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. ORCHESTRA OF 10% WALTER DAMROSCH Conductor TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON AT Schumann, Tschaikowsky, Schelling. ia Soloists J ERNEST SCHELLING Pian® {HENRY BRAMSEN ‘Cella ickets at office, 1 W. 34th St. and ar Box Office ATH CONCERT THIS AFTERNOON a 0 AT CARNEGIE HA) Russian, Bohemian FOLK K SONGS Si nger A. G. Janpolskl wr: KREISLE R$ Tickets at Office, 1 W. 34th and Roy Oca sessssasess JOE WEBER'S [05S or vgs 8-15 Matinees THE MERRY wWiDOW Tn dav Wad 2:15 Lincoln Mat Wed Permission H Ww Savage 9000000000090 00000000000400000000 SYMPHONY CONCERTS... MPA 4 AST O piri i B was ant 4 os he VIOLA ALLE as wes “IRENE WYCHERLY” nd ROR 1 NEW CIRCL Bladway i 7 3 FW HY KOLB mo LONE ONE Laughing DILL o wy COLONIAL Yur, 1rovn ieee Cohan (o.. Fred Niblo. Will Mat. Pally, 23e. ard Simms Co. others Mat. EVA TANGUAY. White 8 Daily Stuart, KB. Knowles Chr 25¢. ence Wilhar o, others BLANEY'S LINCOLY Sa mya soo «ms Mats Mon. Tu r Sat, 21% EDNA MAY SPOONER: oom Yo re tn r Sn Pu Barre rs 3d A Knight for a Day

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re PEST N EW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY OF 8, 1908. t 4 NEW-YORK DAILY iRIDUNL, SALLI DOG DAYS HAVE COME PO DOG DAYS HAVE COME BIG SHOW IN GARDEN. BIG SHOW IN GARDEN. Some of the Champions Which May Earn Morc Blues. With more than two thousand dozs on the the dogs is about the same 2s Iasi year and HF salve of the prizes is about the same—the largest giver by any club in this country. There will, however, be some new breeds, or, rather, some mew specimens of old breeds, for there wiil be on the benches some of the old Irish wolfhounds which have mot been seen in this country in many Years. This is due io the effort being made 10 revive the breed in Ireland, and the dogs have been secured only with a great deal of trouble and expense. Hest over heid dy the club. The classification of There will be a team of Esquimau dogs also. “This breed hes heretofore been shown in the miscellaneous class, but there will be several specimens in classes by themselves this year, and after the awards are all made and the ring is cleared they will be shown hitched up on the same ¢ay 2s the packs of foxhounds, of which there is a larger ontry list thane ever before. The beagle packs will aise be shown on the same dar. In addition to the regular prizes there will be more specials than in any previous show. snd a good many of them are to be won outright. Ir the bloodhound classes there will be some fine specimens, among them being champion Magician, belonging to Dr. Knox; M. Cleve land's champions Black Prince and Caddy Ba bils 2nd. Miss Amy L. Bonham's champion Tm perial Panther 11. There i= a beticr showing than msuzl among ihe smooth eoated St. Ber nerds. lod by the White Star Kennels champion Amanda S.. while the rough coated variety will incinde W. J. Roe’s champion Crusader and 2 number of newcomers. The Great Dane ciasses have filled particularly well W. T. Hill will shew his champion Dagobert. while Dr. I Fletcher Lutz will go after the biues with cham pion Protz Perrer snd champion Cora Ratis

bora. The absence of the Valley Farm Kennels dogs from the Russian wolfhound classes, owing to the fact tha: J. B. Thomas, jr. is the judge this year. has resulted in the biggest entry list ever seen in this breed. Every class has filled well, and the only champion to be shown for competition in the regular classes will be Dr. F. Behrend's Rasboi. of Valley Farm. al though Mr. Thomas's champions, Bistri, Kop clic. Sorva, Raskida and Oloska, will be there to compete for the general specials. Many of the newcomers are fine specimens of this breed and the contests are likely to be close. Five Irish wolfhounds will be shown and they sre sure to attract a good deal of attention. In the deerhound classes none of ihe old champions will be present, but there will he some new dogs shown by A. L. Page, the Midlothian Ken nels and others. The pointer classes have filled well and some rood dogs will he shown, among them being George J. Gould's ¢hampions. Furlough Dus ter. Melkshem Bey *and Furieugh Ruby, and George Bieistein's champion Lansdowne ATi zona. champion Lansdewne Montana and cham pion Coronation. In the classes for English setters there is a host of prize winners of the pest, among them being GearZe Bleistein's champion Bloomfield Rap. champion Rioomfield Racket. champion Rumney Racket. champion "Meg OLeck and champion Moll O'Leck. The irish setters include Dr. William Jarvis's eham pion Shan Lam. E. C. Phillips's champion St Lambert Rathleen and a number of youngsters of fond strain, while among the Gordon setters will T+ found seme good specimens from the Bay View and the Tlinton Hill kennels. Sporting spaniels have always been 2 sSirong class at this show, and the entry list this year j= quite as extensive as usual. Among the Clumgbers will be found Noryood Shot and Normood Adam. FEverr class jor the cockers has filled so well that the judges will have to work hard to award the ribbons. While the Windholme Kennels will show their champions Snapshot and Rebineo, they will glsn Batre some new specimens of which they expect. a good deal, while 2 jot of new Jogs will be shown by the Bock Ridge Kennels, the Waldingfield Beagles, the Netherland Kennels, the Somerset Beagles and the Waveland Ken nels, and a fine contest is expected, cspecially when the packs come together on the last day of the show. Collies will be found in the usual abundance end the older dogs will have 10 show well to win from some newcomers. Samue Untermyer 11] be represent=d by his champions Southport Scylptor and Squire of Trtten, and some highly tried youngsters. W. 0. Roy will show his srhampion Balmoral Baron. Mrs Tyler Morse snd Reginald C. Vanderbilt will come into the #eld in the old English sheepdog classes against Mr. gnd Mrs. W. C. Eustis, who will shew their chempions Prince Orson and Lady Stumpie, as well a= seme new ones, In the noodie classes, as usual. the majority of the dogs wili be shown by the Red Brook Kennels, 2nd among them will be champion Orchard Whitefrock and chempion Jacqueline. The Chows will be more numerous than ever and among the dogs shown will Be the Blue Dragon Kennels’ big string %ed by champion Black Cloud and champion Chinese Chun. Bulidegs have always played an imperiant part in the show, and the list of entries this year is better than usuzl, and the judge will have his time fully occupied when he comes to this breed. Among the many good ones are G. Hopton's champion Rodney King, cham pion Rodney Asthore and some high class woungsiers by his farmus dogs: Miss J E. Schaeffer's champion Mahomet: Thomas Gris dale’s champion Heywood Beauty, and I2 LA Franke's champion Jweone Hazelwyn, while Richard Croker wiil show Broadway, Bandmas ter. Belanshee, snd Black Maria, and Thomas W. Lawson will send Miss Dublin, champion La Roche and Miss Rodner. The French bulldogs will be well represented among the entries being Mrs. BR. A, Piney’s champion Nellcete Fanfan, the Yardiohme Reunels' champion Paulus Il and the Aquchung Farm's champion Richelieu and champion Sarah. RE

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Boston terriers continue 10 be popular and the ciasses are bigger than ever. A host of cham pions will be on the benches as well as some 1 itliCutaets O° high Wromise. Among the dogs the Oakmount Kennels an Oakmount Gent, Mrs. W. C. Hunter's

champion Fosco, J. Sullivan's champion ETE TET a. TRARETNELIN Sirn eael aTTN TORE RAIL. sre =m w1!1 be represented by his Caaions Lo touthport Sculptor and Squire of Trtton, and some highly tried youngsters. WwW. Roy will show his srhampion Balmoral Baron. Mrs Tyler Morse snd Reginald C. Vanderbilt will come into wi Pld in the old English sheepdog classes again Ar and Mrs. W. C. Eustis. who will shew champions Prince Orson and Lady Stumpie, as well a= seme New ones, In the noodie classes, as usual. the majority of the dogs wili be shown the Red Brook Kennels, 2nd among them will he champion Orchard Whitefrock and ehempion Jacqueline. The Chows will be more numerous than ever and emong the dogs shown will Be the Blue Dragon Kennels’ big string Jed by champion Black Cloud and champion Chinese Chum. Bulidegs have always played an imperiant part in the show, and the list of entries this year is better than usuzl, and the judge will hzve his time fully occupied when he comes to this breed Among the many good ones are G. Hopton's champion Rodney King, cham pion Redney Asthore and some high «class woungsiers by his famous degs: Miss J. TT Sehaeffer's champion Mahomet: Thomas Gris dale’s champion Heywood Beauty, and I2 Franke's champion Jweone Hazelwyn, while Richard Croker wiil show Broadway, Bandmas _ Belanshee, snd Black Maria, and Thomas WwW. Lawson will send Miss Dublin, champion La Roche and Miss Rodner. The French bulldogs will be well represented, among the entries being Mrs. ER. A Hainey's champion Nellcote Fanfan, the PFarmhboline Reaunels' champion Paulus Il and the Aquchung Farm's champion Richelieu and champion Sarah. Postion terriers continue 10 be popular and the ciasses apc bigger than ever. A host of cham pions will be on the benches as well as some newceumers of high promise. Among the dogs to be seen Will be the GCakmount Kennels’ «champion Oakmount Gent, Mrs. W. C. Hunter's champion Fosco, J. Sullivan's champion Reviio Peach, M. A Knipe's champion Revilo "Pfomah, Mrs. John Newton's champion Ells svorth Sweetheart, J. M. Plutz's champion Cu pid’s Sweetheart and A. 8S. Zell's champion Chink IL In the fox terrier classes the Sabine Rmenpeis will shaw a 01 of new smooth dogs, while ®arrer Rutherfurd will have a string hedided by the crack champion Warren Remed:, 5 Saaires Mre. A Higginson will show Les A a The annual championship tournament of the New Jersey Btate Golf Association will be held over the links of the Englewood Golf Club on June 4, and 6. This makes the third time the Englewood club Las been selected for this tournament. The only other direct application received at the annual meeting came from the Country Club of Atlantic City. Other clubs had the matter under considera tion. but 2s they had not applied in the regular way the exccutive committee decided in favor of Englewood. benches, the annual show of the Westminster Kennel Club will open in Madison Square Gar den on Tuesday. Jt bids fair te he one of the Leighton Calkins president of the association, has selected the following as his associates to serve on the executive committee: J. Whitney Tiaker, secretary and treasurer; tournament com mittee, HH. V. Keep, chairman, and E. N. Todd; handicap committee, M. D. W. Thurston, chairman, and Embury Palmer; honorary member, John W. Griggs. Dates for three invitation tournaments have been assigned by the secretary of the Metropolitan Golf Association. First on the list thus far is the Gar den City Gelf Club, which has been awarded May 7 f and 9. The rather youthful though energetic Wrkagyl Country Club is also in line with June 11, 12 and 12. Last scason Wykagyl first came into ne tice by giving an open thirty-six-hele medal play handicap, which attracted an unusually large field. The Shinnecock Hille Golf Club has been allotted August 5, 6, 7 and 8. The Ridgewood Golf Club and the ScottishAmer jean Golf Club have been elected te membership of the Metropolitan Golf Association, while the resig ration of the Roseville Golf Club is aiso announced. The Roseville organization, because of the loss of its links. has disbanded. Victory Gives Pennsylvania the Basketball Cham pionship. 4 [By Teingraph 10 ine jribune. New Ilaven, Feb. 7.—By defeating Yale by a score of 18 to 17 the University of Pennsylvania prac tically won the intercollegiate basketball champion ship here to-night. The game was hard fought and was not decided until the referee's whistle ended the struggle. With less than thirty seconds to play, Captain Noves of Yale had a chance to tie the score with 2 goal from a foul. He failed, however, by a nar row margin, and the Yale men groaned. The score was tied three times, twice in the first period and once in the second. Pennsylvania ied by a score of to 7 when intermission came. Yale's failure to toss baskets from fouls cost her the vie tory. Only three out of ten were scored, while P. Keinath. the Pennsylvania star, scored six out of nine. The line-up follows: Yale (17). Positions. T.oft P. (18). Wren {Camrigan)......... BR. B.csvrnenenersee ‘HReinath Cushman. PAY. Tg Ea Fitzpatrick Van Vieck «J. Murphy dat Cs «ire mins nin McNichol Noyes... vin BIER wee Kiefaber (Spear) F. Murphy. YI RT, Bs. HR asinine MacCrulden Goals from floor— Fitzpatrick (1), Kemath (1: Me Nichol (4), Wren (1), Cushman (1). Noyes (1), F. Murphy 41), Van Vieck (i). Goals from foul—Noves (2). Van Vleck (i), Keinath (8). Referee—Charles Fisher, of Columbia di Won. Lost. P.C. Won. Lost. P.C. 2 L000 wisylvania 4 0 Foo, Coraell........

Fe 1 oy "es OTH TR Ies FY {ey Yale (17). Positions. T.oft P. (18). Wren (Carrigan). R. FP.cersecrarrsec.» Keinath Cushman. cil FB. cvininnuenn Fitzpatrick Van Vieck «J. Murphy dat Cs «ire mins nin McNichol Noyes...... FRI, Os Me Kiefabher (Spear) F. Murphy. YI RT, Bs. HR asinine MacCrulden Goals from floor— Fitzpatrick (1), Kemath (1: Me Nichol (4), Wren <1), Cushman {1}. Noyes (1), F. Murphy 41), Van Vieck (i). Goals from foul—Noves (2). Van Vleck (i), Keinath (8). Referee—Charles Fisher, of Uolumbia Unlversity.

i gn ta a Tee YT amt The New York University basketball team was defeated last night hy the Rensselger Polytechnic Institute five, of Troy, by a score of 13 to 14. The line-up and summary follow: R. FP. 1 (18). Position, LLL NA SE RARE BR P-.. EARS. owns svt neds nmnnens i Fe. Steinpmetr. ocean. es Mg Ww ise =e nn te R. G cnsvnsnewnxansss Go. iiieieeiiaiiaan New York (I$) ai 5 ie ni we mes en ee Dale rena Ln Young Columbia's fencing management is thinking seri ously of abandoning the schedule for the remainder of the season because of the lack of eandidates for the team. The ’varsity feneing squad at the local institution numbers «nly seven men, and of these three are ineligible and one wiil not able to get into condition for some time on accouht of {liness. This leaves the team without a substitute, be On Washington's. Birthday Columbia is echeduled to meet Pennsyvivania at Philadelphia, and a con test has been arranged with Annapolis for the fol lowing day, but it seems likely that both of these will have 10 be called off. as G. Amend, the Columbia capiain, has declared that {it will be im possible for him to make the trip on account of an itnportant business engazement. Since there are no available substitutes to fill the vacant place the team will not be able to fence.

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Two promising candidates for pitcher have been unearthed by the Columbia baseball management, and they will begin work on Monday when the first practice for the baseball squad will be held in the cage in the gymnasium. last year's entire ‘varsity team, with the exception of lee and Bradke, will report, and the “finds,” Robinson, a Junior, and Il. Schlichting, freshman, will get their first try-out. Robinson is a Westerner and pitched for the University of Missouri, but he has not played ball while he has been at Columbia. Schiichiting pitched for a Brooklyn high school last spring and gives promise of developing into a good man. a i

i i The team will be cozched this vear by Frank A. Goodman, who captained the Columbia nine in 1963. His eoming marks the introduction of the graduate coaching system at Columbia. Goodman will probably be assisted by E. T. Collins, who was Columbia's captain for a short time last year and later played with the Philadelphia Athletics. Collins will lend his aid for the first few weeks and will coach the men in fielding.

GOLF TOURNEY. DATES.

S—— New Jersey Championship Will Be Plaued on June 4, 5 and 6. QUAKERS BEAT YALE. [By Telagraph to The Tribune. an i ake a ST tu Pennsylvania Yale 3 Columbia 2 2 300, N Y U. LOSES AT BASKETBALL. CTE. Tract tirom “Caw Tork (14). Referee—J FF. Tuohy, New York Athletic Club. Um pire—J. RB. Longwerth, New York. Time of halves Twenty minutes each. Goals—Inskih (3), Steinmetz (3), lidansky (2), Dale, Inglis, Wise, Young, Bowe 3 I asle. Irncekih WNise SYRACUSE. 32: PRINCETON, 290. Syracuse, Veh, 7.—Syracuse University's unbeaten basketball team defeated the Princeton five here to-night by a score of 32 to 20. The score was close up to the last five minutes, when Syracuse rum away mith the zane. SPORTS AT COLUMBIA. Fencing Team May Disband—Base: ball Men to Report Mondau. NELSON AND BRITT TO MEET AGAIN. en Los Angeles, Feb, 7.—“Battling” Nelson and Janes Britt, of San Francisco, have signed articles for a ten.round fight in this city before the Pacific Athletic Club on the night of February 2. The weight is to be 133 pounds at 6 o'clock. Britt con cedes Nelson flve per cent bonus of the fighters’ share of the money.

champion Endclifie Pennant, and there will be some good ones from the kennels of Mre It I~ Mayhew and G. M. Carnocharn, the latter re turning to the field after a year's absence, ra— me i

The Irish terriers should prove interesting, for there will be many geod ones, among them being the champions from the string of J. Bates, Duncraggin Straight Tip and Bosthwick Tormenter, i Pomeranians will be out in full force, inciud ing a number from the strings of Mrs G. 8. Thomas, Mrs. R. Mayhew, Mrs. W. E. Par sons, Mrs. J. H. Brookfield, Mrs. S. AM. Hiteh cock, Miss Anna Sands, Mrs AM. E. Hardy, Mrs. E. 8 Avis, the Swiss Mountain Kennels. In ad dition there will be pugs, black and fawn; Maltese terriers, tor black and tans, Chihua bhuzs, TPapillons, Italian greyhounds toy poodies.

H N EW.YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 1908. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, “Caw Tork (14). THE OLYMPIC REGATTA THE OLYMPIC REGATTA TO BE ROWED ON JULY 25. TO BE ROWED ON JULY 28. American Committee Announces the Rules and Conditions. Y/ 4 sub-committee on rowing of the American Olympic committee, announced vesterday the conditions for the Olympic regatta in IZngland n July 28. Mr. Curtis, speaking for his coni Pilkington and Julian W. Curtis, the

ittes, said that the rules as laid down would be complied with to the letter. and urged pros pective candidates to study they carefuliy. An invitation has been extended to all the countries in the world to participate. No indi vidual entries will be received, and all entries must be made through the American Olympic committee, which is duly authorized to select the competitors to represent this country. The definition of an amateur will be that adopted by the Amateur Rowing Association of Great Brit ain. The conditions and rules fellow: The regatta shall be held at Henleyon Thames on July 28 and following days, over 4d course about one and a half miles in length, which will be staked out for the purpose.

The events for competition shail be four, ‘namely: sight ears, four cars, pair oars and gculls, The number of entries for each event to be forwarded to the British Olympje’ council from RE TE EE each country shall not exceed two. All entries shall be made by Individual row ing clubs or by two or more rowing clubs com bining for the purpose of forming a crew from their own mera aos The winners or winner of each event will each receive the British Olympic council's gold medal for the Olympic games of 1908. No competitor shall make any pecuniary gam or profit from funds provided for expenses. which must be disbursed by a person appointed by the club or combined clubs and accounted for by him to the elub or combined clube. Any infringement of any of the rules, laws or? regulations governing the regatta shall afford ground for the disqualification of a crew, even though the entry has been alréady accepted. Entries shall be made by the club or clubs in tending to compete through a committee of rep resentative amateur oarsmen of the country ap peinted by the Olympic council of that country. The number of names which may be comprised in each entry and from which the crews will have to be finally selacted shall not exceed the following: Eight oars, 27: four gars, 12; pair oars, 6: sculls, 3. 5 Should the association or committee of any country receive more than two entries for any one event such association or committee shall select the entries to be forwarded to the Olympic council. The association or committee receiving tha entries shall investigate and be responsible for the amateur status of each competitor so en tered and shall forward such entries as they ap vrove and select, together with the declaration required hy paragraph 6. to the Olympic council of the country, whe shall, on satisfying them seives that the entries are in accordance with the rules of the English Amateur Rowing Asso ciation, vouch for same and forward the entries to the British Olympic council in London. Before accepting such entries the British Olympic council will submit {hem to the committee of the English Amateur Rowing Association for their approval, and without such approval no entries will be accepted.

Entries must be seceived by the British Olympic council in Londen nat later than June 3. The final nomination eof the crews selected from the names already entered must be re ceived in London net later than July 15, and, in such final nomination, five substitutes shall be allowed for an eight-oar crew, one of whom shall be a coxswain, and two for a four-oar. Entries must be accompanied by a declaration in writing by the secretary or a responsible of ficial of the rowing association or committee of the country, vouched for by the secretary or a responsible official of the Olympic council of the country, as to each person so entering. to the effect that he has never rowed or steered in any race for a stake, money or entrance fee: has never Kknowingiy rowed or steered with or against a professional for a prize; has never taught, pursued or assisted in the practice of athletic exercises of any kind for profit; has never been emplewd in or about boats or in manual labor for money or wages; is not and never has been by trade or employment for wages a mechanic, artisan or laborer, or engaged in any menial duty, and is not disqualified as an amateur in any other branch of the sport. All expenses of the crews or sgcullers shal! be paid by the crews or the seullers themselves or by the club or combined clubs making the origi na! entry, but it shail be open to bona fide mem bers of such clubs to contribute to the club funds for the above purpose. It shall also be permissible for clubs entering competitors for the regatta to receive from the governments of their respective countries grants of money in aid of the expenses of_the crews or scullers repre senting them, but such grants shall only be ap plicable for the actual journey expenses of the men and boats and for no other purpose. RACING AT NEW ORLEANS. Three Favorites and Four Qutsiders Split Up the Card. New Orleans, Feh., 7.—Threa favorites and four outsiders won at the Fair Grounds to-day, the winning choices being Galta, Rexane and Druid. The last named made a show of her field in the closing race and won eased up by four or five lengths.

The biggest surprise of the day came in the fourth event, when Artful Dodger, at 30 to 1, beat Higginbotham, the heavily played second cholee, a short neck in g hard drive. Serenade wgs played for a killing in the sec ond race, for two-year-olds, and was backed from 6 to 1 to 5 to 2. He had speed, but ran green and wceakefied in the closing strides, so that Roseburg II beat him half a length. The summaries follow:

First race (three furlongs)—Galta, 112 (Notter), 11 to 3. won: Autumn Maid, 110 (W. Walker), 30 to 1. second; Borage, 108 (McDaniel), 12 to 1, third. Time, 0:3855. Nellie Free, (Claiborne, Nancy Blues, Guard Allen, Me Nally. Mique OBrien, Lady Hammon, Edwin L., Colum bus, Sir Baria and Freda W. also ran. Second race (three furlongs)-——Roseburg 1[, 112 (Skirvin), R to 1, won: Serenade, 108 (Powers). 1o 2. second: Exotic, 100 (Brussel), 10 to 1, third. Time, ¢:38'%. Helen Kidder, Intervene, Servieence Yoseka, Bookbinder, Dis pute, Straight Talk, Almia, Silverad and Gaea siso ran. Third race (six turlongs)—-My Love, 106 (Heide), 9 to 1, won; Czar, 110 (McDaniel), 2 to 1, second: Bobbin Around, 110 «Otty, 3 15 1, third. Time, 1:173%. Banridge, Siivia G., Bulkhead. Red Mill, Fashion, Elizabeth Frances, Prowler, Deject and Zira also ran. Fourth race (selling: six furlongs)-—Artful Dodger. 102 Mulcahy), 30 to 1. wen; Hizginbotham, 102 (Sumter), 7 to 2, second; Big Ben, 111 (Brussel), 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:17%. No Quarter, Bertha 1. Meadoabreeze, Lucy Young, Paleshed. Gracchus, Ralbert, Adesgo, Hancock, Conville, Coon and Aijlowmalse also ran, Fifth race (selling: one mile and an eighth)—Paul. 112 (Powers), 7 to 1, won: Hooray, 102 (Sumter), 8 to 5, second: De Itezke, 110 (Delabr), to 2, third, Time, 1:59. John McBride, Besterling and Lord Stanhope alse ran. Sixth race (selling; one mile and a sixteenthi-—Rexane, 102 (Ramters. to 5 won; Miss Mazzoni, 105 «(MeDaniel), 5 to 2. second; Sainesaw, 198 (Powers), 7 to 1, third. Time, 1:51%. Stoneman, Pat Ornus, Brakespeare, Moxev Mead, Bridge Whist, McAtee, Ben Sand, Miss Isabelle and 4 Kane also yan. Seventh race «salling: one mile and sevent: varde)— Druid. 116 (Brussels, even, won: Katie Powers, 103 (Glas ner). 30 to 1, second; Elaine, 95 (Hoffinan), 80 to 1, third, Time, 1:#%. Mliichora, Sister Polly, Edith M., Idalo, Suflice, lady Charade, Anna Scott, Royal legend, Ma hogany, Trrolilan and Annie Sanford also ran. WORLD'S BOWLING RECORD BROKEN. St. Loui#, Feb. 7.—In a bowling contest last night hetween local teams on regulation alleys sane tioned by the American Bowling Congress, the JLoenig Kaisers tenpin five, formerly the Palace ream, defeated the liyde Parks and broke the world’s record for total pins for three games, and also equalied the world's record for a single game. The team's total was 3,364 pins, breaking the world's three-game record of 3,355 pins, made by the Howard Majors, Chicago, March 13, 1506. In the second game the Koenlg Kaisers secured 1,29 pins, equalling the record of the Howard Majors estub lished March 15, 1906,

THREE CUSHION. BiLLIARD TOURNEY. A. Strauss defeated J. Blair in the three cushion handicap amateur billiard tournament at Slos son's Billiard Academy last night by a score of 40 to 27. Both men were handicapped at 46. [It was Strauss's first victory in the tournament, he having lest all three of his previous games. His high an was 3, while that of Rlair was 2. It took eighti-seten innings for Strauss lo make the required total ~NT SATIRDAY. FEBRUARY 8 1908. TIGERS WIN AT HOCKEY Massachusetts Seven Beaten in Hard Fourocht Game.

Princeton defeated the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in an exhibition game of hockey at tho St. Nicholas Rink last night by a score of 2 to 0. The Massachusetts players came here with an un brokan string of victories. It was thelr first ex perience at indeor playing. and under the circum stances their showing was exceedingly good. Peacock, the Princeton geal, was always on the alert and stopped many a hard shot. Phillips also plaved weil and scored both goals for the Tigers from serimmages in the first half, which was far faster than the second. The game was marred by some rough play and an abundance of unnecessary checking. The line EC Sa, 3 lf up iol.ows=: Princeton (2). Positions. M. I. of T. ON Peacock... 3, Billings RS LT Oe Rp NIE SR ead reine Peeiticciessrnpun vee. Gould iiss inninisinapanie RR. ..cccctrseraseer cv anns Taine Phi Tips rane ns Brush........ ccc vans vrrssnssem anes sn nase smweh ee FONE we wenie deal Weivreacrrovns NE ane Kelly Cm Te BETES O'Hearn Princeton: Thillips, 2. Referee—A. Horn foci. Wanderers Ilockey Club. Tims of halves, 20 mpmutes, Princeton and Yale are to line up to-night at the game place in a league game. Yale is the favorite.

TIMELY AUTO TOPICS. en mb Chicago Motor Club to Fight the Wheel Tar Ordinance. Chicago, Teb. 7. —Injuncticn proceedings will be instituted at once against the city of Chicago by the Chicago Motor Club to prevent the municipal authorities from carrying out the provisions of the wheel tax ordinance passed by the €ity Council a few days ago. The legislative committee of the club is now engaged in preparing the legal papers for the fight.

f All the motor organizations ef Chicago, with the motoring publie solid behind them, are united in contesting the new ordinance, which, it is asserted, is directly contrary to decisions of the Bupreme Court of the state. Both the clubs and those mo torists who are not members of any organization have taken pains a& all times to make it plain to the City Council that it is not to a wheel tax they are opposed, but to the state law and tlie ordinance of the council as they now stand on the statute books, whereby a motorist may be taxed in what ever city or village through which he happens to drive.

Not only will the Chicago Motor Club attack the constitutionality of the new wheel tax, but now that {ts fighting bloed has been aroused it has de termined to assall the state license law, under which automobiles are compelled to carry num bered tags. On account of swollen rivers ang washouts, caused br the January thaw, Ralph Owen, who is driving his 40-horsepower Oldsmobile from New York to New Orleans, arrived at Nashville on Thursday night thirty hours behind schedules time. The trip for the last five hundred miles into Nashville was exceedingly strenuous, the going being heavy. Owing to the chances which the party is taking in making the schedule between dawn and dark ness, thev have equipped themselves with sleeping and ecooxing utensils. This was found necessary when they were obliged, after getting into a mud hole near Touisville, to remain there all night with out food. A gasolene stove is carried in the car and hot food is prepared whenever a stop is made. On the way to Nashville the Mudlark party over took W. Thatcher, a good roads enthusiast, who for three years has been touring the west and Southwest in the interests of the good roads move ment. At Buffalo, Ky., the members of both par ties organized a good roads club, with a charter list of two hundred members. Persons throughout the South are enthusiastic over the good roads move ment. Just before reaching Nashville a haflstorm was encountered in the mountains, which made the going particuiarly dangerous. John T.. Cutting, chairman of the finance com mittee of the automobile carnival to be held during the week of April 6 is authority for the statement that there is no truth in the report that all the meney collected will be expended for decorations, floats, ete. He says it fs the plan of the committee to use its means to further in every way possible the success of the carnival, and that a considerable amount will be spent in advertising. Of the money eollected about $200 will be spent for music and 2500 for prizes to be offered for the best decorated car ip the parade. Word comes from Parts that Prime Minister Clemenceau has granted the request of the Auto mobile Club to hold the Grand Prix and Vaiturettes races over the Dieppe course. The municipality of Dieppe has consented. Chicago, Teb. 7. —Injuncticn proceedings will be instituted at once against the city of Chicago by the Chicago Motor Club to prevent the municipal authorities from carrying out the provisions of the wheel tax ordinance passed by the €ity Council a few days ago. The legislative committee of the club is now engaged in preparing the legal papers for the fight. All the motor organizations of Chicago, with the motoring publie solid behind them, are united in contesting the new ordinance, which, it is asserted, is directly contrary to decisions of the Bupreme Court of the state. Both the clubs and those mo torists who are not members of any organization have taken pains a& all times to make it plain to the City Council that it is not to a wheel tax they are opposed, but to the state law and tlie ordinance of the council as they now stand on the statute books, whereby a motorist may be taxed in what ever city or village through which he happens to drive. Not only will the Chicago Motor Club attack the constitutionality of the new wheel tax, but now that {ts fighting bloed has been aroused it has de termined to assall the state license law, under which snutomobiles are compelled to carry num bered tags. On account of swollen rivers ang washouts, caused br the January thaw, Ralph Owen, who is driving his 40-horsepower Oldsmobile from New York to New Orleans, arrived at Nashville on Thursday night thirty hours behind schedules time. The trip for the last five hundred miles into Nashville was exceedingly strenuous, the going being heavy. Owing to the chances which the party is taking in making the schedule between dawn and dark ness, thev have equipped themselves with sleeping and ecooxing utensils. This was found necessary when they were obliged, after getting into a mud hole near Touisville, to remain there all night with out food. A gasolene stove is carried in the car and hot food is prepared whenever a stop is made. On the way to Nashville the Mudlark party over took W. Thatcher, a good roads enthusiast, who for three years has been touring the west and Southwest in the interests of the good roads move ment. At Buffalo, Ky., the members of both par ties organized a good roads club, with a charter list of two hundred members. Persons throughout the South are enthusiastic over the good roads move ment. Just before reaching Nashville a haflstorm was encountered in the mountains, which made the going particuiarly dangerous. John T.. Cutting, chairman of the finance com mittee of the automobile carnival to be held during the week of April 6 is authority for the statement that there is no truth in the report that all the meney collected will be expended for decorations, floats, ete. He says it fs the plan of the commmitiee to use its means to further in every way possible the suecess of the carnival, and that a considerable amount will be spent in advertising. Of the money eollected about $200 will be spent for music and 2500 for prizes to be offered for the best decorated car ip the parade. Word comes from Parts that Prime Minister Clemencean has granted the request of the Auto mobile Club to hold the Grand Prix and Vaiturettes races over the Dieppe course. The municipality of Dienne has consented. VIRGINIA BASEBALL SCHEDULE. Games Will Be Played with Princeton, Cor nell and Pennsylvania. [Ry Telegraph to The Tribune’ 15) ACLIRBLIWUMIE AF AME ALINTEREN: 3 Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 7.—The University of Virginia baseball schedule for the coming season in cludes three games with Princeton, one at Char lottesville, one at Richmond and the third at Princeton. Two games are to be played with Cor nell, both at Charlottesville; two with Pennsylvania State College, two with Amherst, three with the University of Pennsylvania, two with Lehigh, one with Dartmouth, and two with Georgetown Uni versity.

For the first time in twelve vears the university will not meet Yale on the diamond. This is becausa Yale has abandoned her Southern trip. Virginia will wind up the season with a Northern trip during which she will play Pennsylvania, Princeton, Georgetown, Fordham and the Army. The sched ule féilows: i March 20. Amherst; March 21, Lafayette: April 1, Amherst; April 2 and 3, Cornell; April 6, North Carolina at Greensboro; April 11, Georgetown; April 13, Dartmouth; April 14, Princeton; April 15, Prince ton at Richmond; April 17 and 18, Pennsylvania State College; April 20 and 21 Lehigh; April 22, North Carolina: April 23 and 24, University of Pennsylvania; April 27, Georgetown, at Washing ton; April 28, the Collegiates at East Orange; April 23. Princeton at Princeton; April 39, University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia: May 1, Fordham Uni versity at New York, and May 2, West Point at West Point.

The University of Virginia won the baseball championship of the South last year and expects to repeat the performance this vear. od ATHLETIC SCHEDULE FOR TIGERS. Dual Games Arranged with Yale, Cornell and Columbia Teams. riz Telegranh to The Tribune 1 OR a a oe akin, (igi Ee, iio de ie code Princeton. N. J.. Feb. T.—Princeton’s track sched ule, as announced to-day by J. Havron, jr. the manager, includes five indoor games, threes dual meets, the intercollegiate meet, the Ponnsyivania relay carnival, an interscholastic meet and the annual Caledonian games. An unsatisfactory but unavoidable feature of the schedule is the fact that of nine meets, indoor ind out, in which the ‘varsity will compete, only ene—the dual meet with Cornell—will be hell at Princeton. The Trenton Young Men's Christian Association and Georgetown University appear on the Indoor schedule for the first time.

The outlook for a successful team is a little bet ter this vear than last. Of the men who have won their “PP” on the track there remain in college R. A. Gamble "88, and W. B. Connors, "68, in the sprints; Captain J. COC. Atlee, 08, in the quarter mile, and 1. H. Simons, "68, in the broad jump. Princeton's greatest hope les in G. H. Whitely, "10, the crack haif miler ana miler. He has a record in the half of a little over 1:57 and fluished fourth in the intercollegiate "cross country run a week after he had undergone a minor operatin. The complete schedule follows:

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February 22, tndcor games of Ist Regunent, National Guard, at the 1st Regiment armory, Philadelphia; Jeb fuary 20, indeor gumes with Trenton Young Men's Christian Association at Trenwn; March 7, indoor games. with Gecigetowu Uplversity at Washington, Maren 10, indoor games of New York Athletic Club at New York: Marcon 2h, annual indoor handicas gawes in the Prince ton prmuasiem, April 25, Peunsvivania relay meet at Philadelphia, April 8 annual Caledonlan games st Princeton: May 2 interscholustic meet at Princeton; May 8. dual mest With Yale at New -Uaven, May 18 due! weet with Cornell at TPrineston; May 05. dual meat wirh Columbia ai New Yerk: May 28 and 30, thirty-third an nual jntercolizgia‘e mesh

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Ea renrustly Indoor gamer «i INL swegunont, National Guard, at the lst Regiment armory, Philadelphia; jreb fuary 20, indeor gumes with Trenton Young Men's Christian Assoclation at Trenwn; March 7, indoor games. with Gewgetowu Uplversity ot Washington, Maren 10, indoor games of New York Athletic Club at New York: Marcon 2h, annual indoor handicas gawes in the Prince ton gymnasium, April 25, Pennsvivania relay meet at Philageiphia; April 28. annual Caledonlan games st Princeton: May 2 interscholustic meet at Princeton; May 8. dual mest with Yale at New Haven, May 16, dye! weet with Cornell at Princeton; May £5. dual mest with Columbia ai Nem Yerk: May 20 and 30, thirty-third an nual intercollzgiate mesh FAVOR ANOTHER TRIAL. QUEST OF DAVIS CUP. FAVOR ANOTHER TRIAL. Dr. Dwight Re-elected President of T.axen Tennis Association. Burning lawn tennis questions brought together the largest number of delegates ever assembled at an annual meeting of the United States Natfonal Lawn Tennis Association last night. The meeting was the twenty-seventh in the history of the me in this country, and was held at the WalddAs toria. From the beginning the delegates a with the question of issuing an international chal lenge for the Dwight Davis Cup, held by the Australians. This was regarded favorably. Whether or not to remove the national champlon ship from Newport, possible changes and making of the playing rules uniform with those of other nations—particularly Great Britain—and other ques tions were also discussed. Dr. James Dwight, of Boston, presided. and was unanimonsivy re-elected president. Robert Du Wrenn. of New York, was re-elected vice-president. A. I. Hoskins, of Philadelphia. was elected secre tary in place of Palmer E. Presbrey, of Boston. while Richard Stevens; of Hoboken, was re-elected tregsurer. Those elected to the executive com mittee were R..D. Little, of New York; W. A. Larned, of Summit, N. J.; F. G. Anderson, of New York: P. F. Presbrey, of Boston; Holcomb Ward, of New York: W. J. Clothier. of Philadelphia; Nat Emerson, of Chicago; L. D. Scott, of Atlanta, and Dwight F. Davis, of St. Louls.

The association is at the highwater mark of its organization and numbers one hundred and fifteen clubs and sixteen associations. Only three states are now absent from the lawn dennis ranks—Mon tana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

William A. Larned, the national champion, came out strongly in favor of sending a challenge for the Davis Cup. He believes that at eam of strong players could be recruited to maka the journey to Australia, despite the fact that Dr. Dwight in in troducing the subject had peinted out that the players would be absent from this country four months.

“Bob” Wrenn spoke against sending a challenge or team. but he was overruled as Wers several others by the motion of Robert D. Miles, of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, which placed the ques tion in the hands of Dr. Dwight, empowering him to challenge, as it was the wish of the American plavers, provided a team could be secured. The same action was taken as regards the send ing of a team to the Olympic games in London. A bombshell was sprung when Calhoun Cragin, of the Tth Regiment, criticised the system of the association's presént government. le dreelared that he made no insinuations, but his words were taken as aimed at the voting of proxies. This was taken up by another delegate, who protested against offi cers voting proxies. There was some Lieated dis cussion on the subject, but all effort to bring ahout more systematic government of the sport was lost when Cragin’s motion was tabled. Six clubs were admitted to membership, including the Vedado Club, of Havana, Cuba, the soclety or ganization of Havana; the Essex County Country Club, Ekwaneok Country Club, Agevi Tawn Tennis Club, Castle Point Tennis Club and Ramapo Ten nis Club. The holding of the Western championship was awarded to the Kenwood Country Club, Chicago, the effort to establish a’ natfonal dirt court cham pionship applied for by the Omaha Field Club and others of the Western organization3 was voted down with little discussion in its favor. The expected discussion as to the place of hold ing the national all comers’ singles championship did nat materialize, and it was quickly voted to the Casino at Newport, R. I. The women's titular meeting gaes to the Philadelphia Cricket Club, while the Merion Club will get the Pennsylvania cham pionship and women’s championship eof Eastern Pennsylvania. The New York Athletic Club will again hold the New York state championship and the West Side Club, of this city, the metropolitan tournament. The Crescent Athletic Club will again hold the East. West and South national championship deu bles. It was propesed that all eof the doubles ba shifted to Newport, but only the challenge mateh will be déelded at the Casino... All of the schedule of teurnament dates will be arranged at the next meeting of the executive committee. Willlam A. Larned, Robert D. Wrenn and ¥Fred erick B. Alexander were pamed as a committee’ to suggest changes in the foot fanlt and such other vules as may need revision. The effort to have the champion play through in future national cham pionships was lost, despite many who favored {t. GATHERING FOR LONG AUTO RACE. oo German Team Arrives to Take Part in New York to Paris Contest. 1 The first of the foreign automobile teams WhICH will start in the race from New York to Paris by the way of Alaska on Wednesday, arrived last night on the Hamburg-American liner Kaigerin Auguste Victoria. The team will represent Ger many in the daring contest, and is composed of T.jeutenant Hans Keeppen, of the 15th Infantry, fraperial army, and Engineer Hans Knape, also of the German army. Four French teams and one from Italy are on board the steamer T.a Lorraine, which will dock to-morrow. With their arrival the last details of the contest will be decided upen. Four American cars have been entered, with the possibility that two or three ethers may be added at the last moment. The start will be made from Times Square, at 42d street and Broadway, on Wednesday, at 11 a. m. The route lies across the American Ceonti nent to San Francisco, where the machines will be transported by steamer to Seattle and thence to Valdez, Alaska. Debarking at Valdez the racers will set out over the snow packed roads and fice covered rivers of Alaska for the 1,100-mile trip to Nome. At Nome it will ba necessary to ship on another steamer across (he straits to East Cape, Siberia, where a stretch of 11,350 miles faces the drivers. Altogether the journey will amount to about twenty thousand miles, nearly cighteen thou sand being made in the machines. PRINCETON AND CORNELL AT ODDS Tgouble Has Arisen Over Arranging Footbail Game for Next Season. {Ry Telegranh to The Tribune Princeton, N. J, Feb. 7.—The delay in the publi cation of Frinceton's football achedule is said to be due to a disagreement over the Cornell game. Rumor has it that there is a possibility that féot ball reiations may be severed on account of a dis pute as to the place of holding next season's game. Professor J. B. ine refused to discuss the ques tion to-night. It is supposed that in case relations are severed with Cornell Dartmouth will fill the date. Frinceton men are unanimous in hoping that the trouble will blow over, as it would cause the keenest regret to the undergraduates should the game be dropped.

NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES TO-DAY FIRST RACE-—Three and a half furlengs. Name. Wt.| Name. we, Marae ABS... sve PRES ii suena IE Blizabeth Harwood...... 112 Berges. Quasn........ a, CHINE casera svntinsiney ne cena SAE 0s TT a ER DAR OC a 12, Grotto PLL TT TY PMS SECOND RACE—SIix YWoakihal: «roan 108 Miss Delaney............. 100 HOBOW coir vcarscsaons 103] Bitter Sir........ nase a7 AY Maller: ....cvncncinns 106! Lady Aimy... WE os BOrvertl® ...v..sarsrsssan 106 THIRD RACE-Selllng. Six furlongs. Lady Rnne. ....c. 0.0 111 Maelstrom ATI, Gold Proof. sve veins 111 Meadow Breeze FERIA FURY John CArPoll. cv. a. devine Jou SHandzages “he Robin Mood. NOG Rolle Strome.... cpson JB Cooley I... iaiies 108! *Hawhams: 0... va COmMQIBARE ...acuds carn MBIYPan Medan nner. T FOURTH RACE--NEW ST. CHARLES MOTEL HAN DICAFP; $1,000 added. One and one—juarter miles. Juggler «i iiinisivea J Catthge o.oo, 110 TOEMMED: ..vcnrvnnsrnssns 120{ Red Gauntlet... 108 Tokalen .....cvvevnicnns 112i Ahua Dufour............. 104 [RI Honesty ran EItH Yankee Girt... ae 0 FIFTH RACE Saven suriongs. Jack Atkin, ........c000n Rt Pedra hy REET 10 EE Te Si ae of Langdicn..... 00 First Premium. ged SIXTH RACE __ Selling. One and one-quarter miles. Alma Dufour. Na DaubE a os Orly I, ..ooeneianees 1041 %Del Meeasletuiag CETEVIBIIYE: «nav aps sv 228 nie ST %Seq Sit... Bd SEVENTH RACE- Selim One and ons-isteen John Smuiski...... Fa 110] Hatbard th miles. 1 a bs Fusing Noe i*Hetna Eas ews ibe oe Iw, MeCleur. «o.oo AEX TIVONME. te cea 102 Beran Brammel.. 18 Warner Griswell lord Lovar............ 104*Lady Vincent........... #8 seens sapprentice allovanca, TAYLOR VS. HILLMAN.

Middle Distance Stars to Meet in Garden To-night. The annual indoor games of the Irizh-American Athletle Club will be held to-night at Madison Square Garden, and some keen sport i= in pros pect, as many of the best athletes in the East have entered in the various events. John R. Taylor. the speedy negro runner of the University of Pennsylvania, will meet Harry HIM man, among others, in the 60-yard special race, which is likeiy to be a feature of the programme. Dan Kelly. the amateur champion sprinter, may start in the dashes, while Smitason, the mation! champion hurdler, will be on goratch in the sixt; yard hurdle race. Fred Rellairs, the ‘cross country champion, is entered in the five-mile race, among others, while Flanagan and MeGrath will probably fight it out in the weight events. Two other sets of games will be decided to-das. Some five hundred boys, from forty-one schsols, have entered for the Barnard School Athletic As sociation meet at the ith Regiment ‘Armary tis afternoon. while a good entry has been received also for the 14th Regiment games in the armory at Eighth avenue and 14th street, Brookiyon, to night. WITH THE BALL PLAYERS. Giants and Yankees Among the First to Start Training. Within three weeks the professional Dall payers will be working in the South. getting inte condition for the season of 193 On Saturday Murphy, the groundkesper at the Polo Grounds, sailed for Mar lin Springs, Tex.. with a lead of bats, balls bases and other paraphernalia that the Giants will use ia their training. All the young fellows who ara try. ing “to make good” and some of the regulars will jeave here on February 12. Some of Grif fith's men wiil be in the Seuih by the end of this week, Jack Chesbro and Willie Keeler going to Hoe Springs, Ark., to lmber up. They will Ze joined there by Clark Grimith. For the good of the game it is hoped that the race’ for the pennant mn the Neafional League =ill te closor than it wag in 13%. There are many win think this will be the case, for some unusual trades have been made sinee last season. Jimmy Sherk. ard, the Chicago fielder, believes that thers will ha an interesting tussle. “Many think that the Cubs aircady have the pennant tucked away.” he sald the othér day, “but to my mind the Phillies and Pittsburg are going to be contenders. don't mean vou to infer that the Cubs will have ne chance, but I don't think that they are going to have a song and-dance time of it, like last season. The Phillies are a coming team and they should do better next season thaa last. The same applies to Pittsburg. In addition, New York and Boston are siranger and should win nwwre games from us than last scason, which will kelp the Phillies and Pittsburg. This is just what Chicago wants, as we would rather ba hard pressed than have every rival in the circuit outclassed.” Sheckard’'s opinion of the Fhilliea seems pretty good. Thero are several stars on the Quaker team. Magee, the fielder: Doolin, the catcher. and Knabs, the infielder, are as good as they come. Bil Mu~ ray, the manager, believes that in Ed Grant ke has a man who wili attraet no little attention in the, baseball world this year. The young Harvard law student has all the markings of a great player. McQuillen, who won ail four games he pitched last fall, is also looked upon as a coming star. First base is the only weak position on the team at this time. The Philadelphia Nationals will train in Sa vannab. “Deacon” Jim McGuire, the oid Tarkee cateler will act in the double capacity of manager and feid captain of the Boston Americans. Last year the St. Louis Browns went along without a field cap tain. Sheckard's opinion of the Fhilliea seems pretty good. There are several stars on the Quaker team, Magee, the fielder: Doolin, the catcher. and Knabs, the infielder, are as good as they come. Bil Mu~ ray, the manager, believes that in Ed Grant ke has a man who will attraet no little attention in the, baseball world this year. The young Harvard law student has all the markings of a great player. McQuillen, who won ail four games he pitched last fall, is also looked upon as a coming star. First base is the only weak position on the team at this time. The Philadelphia Nationals will train in Sa vannab. “Deacon” Jim McGuire, the oid Tarkee cateler will act in the double capacity of manager and feid captain of the Boston Americans. Last year the St. Louis Browns went along without a field cap tain. ST. LOUIS BUYS “RUBE” WADDELL St. Louis, Feb. 7.—President ¥edges of the St Louis American League Baseball Cub annéuneed this afternoon that he has purchased outright tha release of “Rube” Waddell, the TPhiladelplia niteohar HARRY C. PULLIAM IN CANADA. Montreal, Feb. 7.—Harry C. Pulliam. president of the National League of Baseball Clubs, is hera ‘eo celebrate his birthday by spending a few days in Montreal and Quebec. Ife says that hh» has called a meeting of the National League for February pi to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York. St. Leuis, Feb. 7.—Joha Daly. of Chicago. t= night repeated his success of last night bw defeg’ ing Harry P. Cline, the champion. in the second block of the contest for the three-cushion billiard championship by a score of i to 4 Daly's hish run was 2, his average 38: Cline’s high run was 4, his average 425. The score last night was: Daly. #0: Cline. 48. The last block of fifty points will De nlaved to-morrow night. East Greenwich, R. I., Feb. 7. -A verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree was returned against Allen PF. Benjamin, charged with the killing of Al bert Babcock, br a jury in the Kent County Su perior Court to-day. The jury was out threes hours Benjamin was arrested after Babgock was killed m the so-called “Block Heuse.” a readhouse in the town of Greene, en November 19 last, IRISH DANCES AT ATHLETIC BALL The thirty-two counties of Ireland were repre sented at the fourth annual ball of the Irish Ath letic Union, held in Madison Squars Garden last night. After the grand mareh, in which i: was estimated one thousand colieens and lads paraded on the Garden ®oor, the oldtime Irish dances weis performed by dancers who will represent the tocal organizations at the Irish Fair. “BOBBY BURNS STEIN” RETURNED.

And Vaudeville Performer Gets Some More Good Notices. “I want no press agent. I can do my own PFS agent work,” announced R. G. Knowles, whe LJ appearing in vandevilla at an uptown theatre Three dars ago an advertisement saving that Mr Knowles had lost a beer stein which formerly be longed to Rebert Burns, and valued at £30 and that he would pav $100 reward for its returm, ap peared in several newspaper=. Yesterday a request for a messenger cama to the Hariem branch of the American District Telegrath Company. Max Sterling, No. 1,508, was sent ta No. 207 West 125th street, wheres he found two men, on% of whom said as he gave the Day a stein: “Please take this mug to thé nearest police sfa tion, and tell the captain that this is the cup 7 which R. G. Knowles, an acter, offered a rewasd of $100. Please say that I am a thief, and that I gret my act very much. Please don't forget to sa that the cup belongs to Mr. Knowles, the actor’ With a tip of 3 cents in his pocket, the Bo¥ followed directions. A little later this message came over the telephona to a reporter on a Rew paper that had published a story of the loss of the eup: “I am Mr. Ferguson. You can say that the eu lost by Mr. Knowles, the actor, has been It formerly belonged to ‘Bobby’ Burns, you now.” “I don't know Mr. Ferguson,” said Mr. Knowles last night. “Yes, 1 got my cup back all right from the police. No, 1 am not going te give the to the messenger boy. He was only a common £45 tier.” BALTIMORE BASEBALL DEAL OFF. Baltimore, Feb. 7.—The deal by whieh: WiHawm J. Clarke and Wilbert Robinson were to obtaid an interest in the Haltimove Eastern League Baseball Club is off. for the present at least. It turns out that Clarke wanted a controlling inter est, which Edward Hanlon, the priacipal owner of the club, was not willing to give. SPECIAL JURY FOR JEROME'S SUIT. District Attorney Jerome, who appealed fromy a5 order of the special term denving bis motion 7 an order for a struck jury. in his suit for against the New York Evening Journal ing Company. got a special jury yeatarday oy Be Appellate Division. DALY DEEEATS CLINE AGAIN. FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.

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